Domineering Daming

With an undisguised contempt on her face, the woman said, "It's up to you? Are you afraid that you have forgotten what happened in the past few years?"

The south of the Yangtze River is also a place of wind and rain. Since the "withdrawal of the capital", the imperial court has started killing people, and countless people are terrified.

The young man's face turned cold, and he said: "Those people used to be stupid. They knew that Jing Zheng was bloodthirsty, and they had no manners in their eyes, and they tried to use etiquette to persuade us! We are different, we are all ordinary people, thousands of people Wan, all over the world, without a trace, without being able to distinguish, what can Jing Zheng do? Kill all the scholars in the world? Or kill all the people in the world? Hmph, this time, we have to learn from his grandfather and hide honestly. In the palace, the world is still managed by us scholars, how can he be a foolish king who does not know how to sit in the hall?"

The woman frowned, and looked at the middle-aged man, only to see that the former politician was smiling, calmly, sipping tea quietly, ignoring her gaze.

The woman looked at the young man again, the corners of her mouth moved, but she didn't speak.

She knew very well that since she had heard so much, she definitely wouldn't be able to leave easily. At the same time, she also realized that she was not the only one these people were looking for, and this matter was not just talk!

She thought of something, her eyes flickered for a while, her expression was solemn, she leaned over slightly, and said, "What other plans do you have?"

Looking at the woman's expression, the young man reappeared a bright smile on his face, and said, "There's nothing we can't say, we plan to take action against the Royal Bank today!"

The woman's eyes were full of vigilance. Since the young man told her so, it was obvious that it had already begun, and it didn't matter if she knew it.

The Royal Bank is the third-rank yamen of the imperial court. The person in charge is Mr. Fu, and the emperor is standing behind him. Who is the current emperor? Even the ancestral temple and shrine have been demolished in half. Why did he ever give in to others?I really want to push him into a hurry, I'm afraid it will be another bloodbath!

A woman in her thirties can become the head of the Chen family. Naturally, she is not an ordinary idiot. After a quick calculation in her heart, she said solemnly: "It's not difficult to get out of salt for ten and a half months... However, our Chen family doesn't care about other things." Participate, I haven't met the two of you today. In the future, the two of you will not need to remember the women and the Chen family. If things fail, I will not admit that I have been here today."

The teacup in the middle-aged man's hand paused, his eyes flashed gloomy, and then he smiled calmly: "Just listen to Madam."

The woman took a deep look at the two, got up and left.

The young man looked at the back of the woman, turned to look at the middle-aged man, and said, "Participating in politics..."

Before he finished speaking, the middle-aged man waved his hand and said: "Since Mrs. Chen said so, we must respect it, and do what she said in the future, without any embarrassment."

The young man was a little reluctant, but nodded and said: "Yes, I made a note."

The middle-aged man turned the teacup in his hand and said, "Is everything ready?"

There was a cold glow in the young man's eyes, and he said, "Well, it's already moved."

The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, with a stern look on his face, and said: "Okay! This time we must hide ourselves, pick ourselves out, and walk around when necessary, to show our loyalty, as long as we enter the court again , everything else is easy, everything can be settled with power!"

The young man nodded solemnly, and said, "Yes! This time, I will definitely be able to send you to the governor's office again!"

A smile appeared on the corner of the middle-aged man's mouth, and he drank the tea in his hand.

While the middle-aged man was drinking tea, the governor's yamen in Jiangsu was flying like dogs and dogs, and all kinds of civil servants, court officials, and principals shuttled around in a panic.

Xu Jie, who was in charge of political affairs on the left, walked in with a large stride, and said in a panic, "Master Xu, it's not good, the water transport fleet transporting official rations encountered a flood near Yangzhou, and all capsized. The team is trapped in some rivers, unable to advance or retreat, a total of forty ships, the loss is not clear now, but it is certainly not small!"

Water transport ships are now custom-made, "six hundred materials", one material is equivalent to one stone, that is to say, one ship transports grain for six hundred stones, and forty ships is [-] stones!

This is not a small amount, enough to alarm the ruling and opposition parties!

Xu Jie frowned, and said, "Have you sent someone to explain it? What did Water Transport say, what else is going on?"

The councilor looked worried and said: "I don't know yet, it's just an urgent report. The tax money escorted from all over the country should have arrived two days ago, and now only Ying Tianfu is there. The reason for the others has not been explained yet. The subordinate officials are asking .The taxes and food from all over the country have not been collected, and they have not been handed over for a long time. It is okay if these things happen at intervals. With such a concentration, I am afraid that the salaries of the governor's yamen and officials at all levels will not be paid..."

Xu Jie frowned, and said, "Is it so serious?"

The councilor smiled wryly, and said: "This year's taxation is complex and needs to be sorted out in detail. I don't know how many delays have been made, and a large part of it has not yet been collected. Another accident happened to the official ship going north. Before there is no order from the imperial court, we are bound to Make up for these losses first, and if these are piled up, I'm afraid Mr. Fang will already have a headache."

Xu Jie was silent for a moment, and said: "I see, I will go to the Royal Bank later to see if I can borrow some money."

Xu Jie came from the cabinet, and with the governor's yamen as a guarantee, it would not be difficult to borrow some money to turn around.

The councilor is not surprised, this is not the first time I have borrowed money, and just about to open my mouth, suddenly, a principal from outside hurried in and said loudly: "My lord is not good, there are rumors outside that the Royal Bank has no money to cash out, and all the people , the big households are all crazy, they are all running on the banks everywhere, and they are all over the threshold!"

Xu Jie's face changed suddenly, and he stood up abruptly!

Chapter 1061 Something Not Simple

The Royal Bank suffered a run!

Xu Jie's expression was solemn, and he didn't speak for a while.

He has been in the cabinet for many years, and he knows the background of this royal bank, and at the same time, he knows his importance in the court and the emperor's heart.

Naturally, the Royal Bank is extremely important to the Governor's Yamen of Jiangsu, corresponding to Tianfu and even Nanzhili.If something happens to the Royal Bank, the chain reaction will be extremely terrifying.

"Let's go and meet Mr. Fang." Xu Jie said after being silent for a while.

The counselors and the principals all nodded, and turned to Governor Fang Kongxuan's class.

At this time, Feng Jiangfeng, who was participating in politics on the right, was already in Fang Kongxuan's classroom, and said: "My lord, just now there is news from the Salt Division that the salt storage is polluted and cannot be used, and other places have also discovered it one after another. There is no salt in Zhili!"

Fang Kongxuan was watching the announcement of the official ship sinking and being in distress, and asked, "How should the Yanke Division deal with it?"

Feng Jiangfeng frowned, and said: "Now it's raining continuously, rivers in various places are soaring, and there is a risk of bursting embankments. The official ship has sunk once, and the Salt Division estimates that it will take at least a month to adjust the salt again. "

Fang Kongzhao put down the paperwork in his hand, pondered, and said, "Let the Division of Yanke find a way. By the way, have you heard any rumors that some famous scholars plan to build an academy in Jishan, with as many as a hundred people involved?"

Feng Jiangfeng raised his head and glanced at Fang Kongxuan, with a pensive look on his sharp-edged face, and said, "The lower officials know about this matter...My lord, we need to be cautious about this matter."

"Donglin Party" is three words that the government and the public dare not mention, but everyone knows the origin of the Donglin Party.Back then, Gu Xiancheng rebuilt Donglin Academy in Guishan to criticize the current maladies and oppose party struggles, but thus developed the largest cronies in the history of Ming Dynasty!

The imperial court now strictly prohibits the formation of parties and associations, and is quite vigilant against some large-scale literary societies and academies.

The problem is that these people are not ordinary, and they can't do anything unless they are absolutely necessary. Once they are strong, if there is a slight mistake, the world will be full of wind and rain, it will be difficult for the governor's office, and the court will also be embarrassed.

Fang Kongxuan thought for a while, and said, "Well, just keep an eye on it, don't be careless. Also, there are some criticisms on the Qinhuai River for this year's imperial examination?"

Feng Jiangfeng's eyes flickered with hostility, and he snorted coldly: "I heard that the Qinhuai River is now more lively than it was a few years ago, and there are many times more people in the gentle village than in the past. They spend money like water, and they don't know what this year is. It's really ridiculous. Hateful again!"

Fang Kongzheng sat there with a pensive look on his face.

The imperial court's nine prohibitions have not been loosened in the slightest. Whenever this time, there must be "excitement", "generous speeches", and the most lively ones are the two sides of the Qinhuai River.

Before Fang Kongzhang could speak, Xu Jie strode in, glanced at Feng Jiangfeng, and said to Fang Kongzhang: "My lord, this year's tax and grain have not yet been confiscated, and the Royal Bank has encountered a run on it again. I feel that things are not right. Simple."

Fang Kongzheng's expression moved slightly, and he said, "What did you say, the Royal Bank was run on?"

Feng Jiangfeng also turned to Xu Jie, his gaze slightly fixed.

Nanzhili's government at all levels, including the treasury's money, is circulated and stored in the royal bank. If this is run on, not to mention the influence of the government and the opposition, Nanzhili still doesn't know how much movement will be made!

Fang Kongzheng looked at Xu Jie, and said with a serious expression, "You said it's not easy, what do you mean?"

Xu Jie didn't have any evidence, so he hesitated for a while, and said, "I think it's too coincidental. The coincidence seems to be deliberately calculated by someone behind the scenes."

Fang Kongxuan and Feng Jiangfeng looked at each other, they were silent and did not speak immediately.

The confrontation between the imperial court and most of the scholastics did not happen for a day or two. The root cause was that the idea of ​​governing the country pursued by the current emperor was completely different from that of the current scholastics. Challenges have been made from all sides, trying to use "pragmatic" to give another explanation. Naturally, these will not be recognized by the scholarly class, and the confrontation will not happen overnight.