Chapter 499 498 Hu Zongxian’s Ten Sins

The top priority in the Ming Dynasty's court now is of course to liquidate the bad policies left by Yan Song during his reign, clear away the gangsters promoted by Yan Song, and even the wars between Jiubian and Jiangnan should be slightly behind.

In fact, this is also the big guys in the court who are dividing the cake.

There are so many official positions in the court, and the benefits brought by each official's function are different. Whoever is in the court naturally needs to compromise with each other according to negotiations.

Whose person is Xu Du?

Wei Guangde was not interested, but he was absolutely disdainful of the opinions he put forward.

There were hidden fields and hidden houses in the Ming Dynasty, and there were many.

Since there is a population, it is absolutely impossible to consume very little salt. Yan Maoqing's increase in excess salt will not make the market unsalable due to the flood of salt. The so-called infringement of the interests of merchants is pure nonsense.

The large increase in salt intake and the increased supply of salt will actually affect private salt dealers.

Although private salt dealers have greater profits, they also have great risks.

Since salt merchants can get salt induction, their relationships on the official side will naturally be strong.

When their sales range is unsold, they naturally know that it is because private salt enters, and the price of private salt is cheaper than official salt. Many salt merchants are even the ones who are officials and private.

In this way, the local governments naturally need to vigorously crack down on private salt dealers and ensure their own interests.

No matter what you think, if you supply more official salt, it will definitely not be as low as official salt, and the profit will be greater.

Wei Guangde is not surprised that the officials are talking about this matter now. It is just a matter of time.

Regarding Wei Guangde's question, Yin Shidai smiled and said, "What else can I say about the Ministry of Revenue? Of course, I agree to exempt the amount from the quota, and I will still charge 600,000 taels every year."

"The Ministry of Revenue is really rich, with more than 400,000 taels of silver. If you say no, you don't want it."

Wei Guangde unconsciously mocked him.

The Ministry of Revenue often calls it poor. If you have any trouble, you say that the Ministry of Revenue has no money. This expenditure cannot be done, and that expenditure must be postponed. However, in the face of such a large income, if you say you give up, it is inevitable that Wei Guangde will think that they are in it.

It should be able to get a share of the pie.

Yin Shidan also heard that the smell in Wei Guangde's words was a little wrong. He immediately understood that Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng were the same type of people. When the two were there, Zhang Juzheng's attitude was similar to Wei Guangde, and they both felt that these hundreds of thousands should not be exempted.

Tax for two silver and salt.

Thinking of the embarrassing situation, Yin Shidan didn't know which end to occupy.

However, this matter was the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue. No one seemed to object to them. They were just worried about it. Then they asked with a smile: "I heard from Uncle, have you gone to the Censorate?"

"Yes, I haven't been there some days. I have a title of censorship, so it's not reasonable to not go there for a long time."

Wei Guangde smiled.

"When you see Jiang Jing, did Wang Daren and the others?"

Zhang Juzheng was a little interested and asked casually.

"Oh, uncle, have you heard the news?"

Wei Guangde turned to look at Zhang Juzheng and said with a smile.

"Hey, you know, no one in the court is opposed to His Majesty's addiction to Taoism. This requires two censors to go out to investigate and ask for alchemist scriptures, which means they dare not make it clear in front of the imperial court, but they are not afraid to make it clear in private."

Zhang Juzheng casually said that he had just heard about this matter yesterday. Thinking that Jiang Jing is from Nanchang, Jiangxi, he thought that Wei Guangde should be familiar with it.

Wei Guangde nodded, "Although the adults object, what can your Majesty have to insist on it? You must set out before the New Year and visit all over the country, one in the south and one in the north."

Wei Guangde didn't see Wang Daren today, but he really saw Jiang Jing, so he knew that he had gotten this errand.

But it’s just a search in various places. It may not be possible to gain much after a long period of time. It’s really hard to say whether it’s a credit or a hard work in the end. Wei Guangde is not envious of it.

"By the way, I heard a message at the Censorate, but I wasn't sure, and I didn't see a memorial in Fujian."

Wei Guangde suddenly thought of seeing several Fujian censors chatting in the corner of the yard in the Censorate. When he passed by and said hello, he heard the news he heard.

"What happened in Fujian?"

Zhang Juzheng said curiously.

"They said that the plague in Quanzhou, Fujian seems to be very turbulent. It has been going on for several months. The governor and the governors and the governors joined forces to block the place."

Wei Guangde said, "There are a few censors in Fujian who are saying that if they can't see Fujian report this matter again, they will impeach them. They are too unwilling to treat the people in Fujian as human beings.

It should be asked for relief from the court.”

"It's a plague again?"

Zhang Juzheng sighed while stroking his beard.

"The blockade is right, and the epidemic will not be spread. However, it depends on whether the governor and the envoy sent medical officials to raise medicinal materials to rescue disasters. I don't know these things. At most, this impeachment will make them scolded."

Yin Shidan said Youyouyou.

During this period of the Ming Dynasty, there was no good way to deal with plagues. In fact, before the appearance of antibiotics, there was no good way to deal with plagues.

Although doctors in the Ming Dynasty were already studying the treatment of plague, the actual progress was not great. The so-called dispatch of medical officers and distributing medicinal materials was actually more about comforting the local area.

After hearing Yin Shidan's words, Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng both nodded.

It is actually reasonable that Fujian did not report this matter in time.

If an epidemic occurs in the local area, if the province thinks that it can handle it, it will naturally solve it first. After the epidemic is over, it will be okay to ask for meritorious officials. If you do not cause trouble to the court, the court will naturally be happy.

There have been too many things happening in Fujian in recent years, and I guess they are afraid. I am worried that the early reporting will make the superiors unhappy and affect their career, but they may not be intentional about concealing the report.

Moreover, such a big thing can not be hidden if you want to hide it. They can’t pass the severity of Fujian officials in Beijing alone.

From ancient times to the present, officials have a tradition of reporting good news but not bad news. Except for military and national affairs, they dare not delay other matters, and they can cover them if they can solve them privately. Only when they can't cover the lid will they report them.

Just talk about Zhang Lian's incident. They rebelled in the 37th year of Jiajing. At that time, they still occupied the mountains and became kings and became bandits. How could they know that there was such a person in the court?

It was thirty-nine in Jiajing that he ascended the throne and became emperor for 40 years. Only then did the local Jinyiwei find out the news and report it to the capital, and the court knows that this is happening.

In the two years before this, the Fujian government also organized the suppression of thieves, but the record was poor and he was defeated repeatedly, so he naturally did not dare to report it.

Only after staying in Prince Yu's Mansion was Wei Guangde left Prince Yu's Mansion and went home directly.

Time flies and a few days have passed. Anyway, Wei Guangde has not received any reports from Fujian about the plague and disaster in Quanzhou Prefecture during this period. It is also strange that those Fujian censors have not caused trouble. If they don’t speak again, shouldn’t they?

I, the Fujian Censor, exposed the matter.

Until now, Wei Guangde insists that he will not offend others if he can not offend others. Officials in Fujian may not be sure when they need to ask for their place.

Therefore, he did not have the consciousness of being a Fujian censor at all. Even Wei Guangde was wondering whether those Fujian censors talked about the plague in Quanzhou when they saw him.

For them, impeaching the parents' officials in their hometown seems to be even more unfavorable to them.

As an official in Beijing, the tribesmen in their hometown cannot do anything to bully others by relying on their power. These require the help of local officials to deal with each other. Naturally, they are unwilling to offend them if they can not offend them.

The court was also calm during this period. The big cake of Yan's family was a matter of being done during a joke. Of course, it was not something that Wei Guangde, a little horse, could get involved. At least he had to be the Minister of State and Minister.

Only those who are qualified to sit in that position and talk.

Even if the Prince Yu Mansion wants to run for some people, Gao Gong and Xu Jie are involved. Sometimes they just go to the stand during the meal, so that people know that this is what Prince Yu Mansion means.

On that day, Wei Guangde and Zhang Juzheng were still reading several copies of the "Yongle Encyclopedia" that had just been copied. A clerk came over and whispered a few words in Wei Guangde's ear.

The person is still Lu Bu, the clerk assigned to him in the Hanlin Academy. Wei Guangde has not been there any more, so he asked the person to come and help stare at the copying ceremony. Wei Guangde was relieved, after all, he was not always

They are all here.

"Let's go back right away?"

Wei Guangde asked in surprise.

"Yes, that's what that servant said."

Lu Bu whispered.

"Okay, let's go now. You can stare at this place. We haven't finished reading these books yet. You can pack up later."

Wei Guangde gave an order, and then said to Zhang Juzheng beside him: "Call us by the royal palace, let us go there immediately."

"What happened?"

Zhang Juzheng’s strange way.

Wei Guangde shook his head and said that he didn't know either.

Their books were copied here, and the imperial court found several courtyards alone. On weekdays, there were not many exchanges with other yamen, so the news was not as well-informed as other yamen.

The two hurried out, got into the car sedan chair, and rushed back to Prince Yu's mansion.

Soon, when they entered the palace and saw Yin Shidan, King Yu had already arrived.

Before they could ask, Yin Shidan spoke, "A few days ago, the court had just appointed Zhang Nie as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi and Fujian. Today, we received news that the Nanjing Husin Case Center Lu Fengyi reported to impeach the governor of Zhejiang Zhi, Hu Zongxian, who bullied and greedy for ten.

A serious sin."

"Lu Fengyi?"

Wei Guangde had no impression of this person, but he could think about it casually. He should have seen Zhang Nie's appointment and the court's continuous cleaning of the party. This person bet that the court planned to move Hu Zongxian, so he rushed to report the impeachment.

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“A little bit of a mistake.”
To be continued...