Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu sat motionless, shaking his head in his heart, knowing that Fang Yizhi couldn't persuade him, he turned to Xu Ying and said, "Xu Jie came to Jiangsu to do something, not to be in the same boat as others. I don't care about your purpose, you Go back and tell Xu Jie that if you go south, let him stay in Suzhou for a while, take a good walk, and take a look... You tell me, he will know who I am."

Zhu Xu said, got up and left.

He decided to take another look at Fang Kongzhang. If he was really an official, he decided to appoint him as the governor of Jiangsu. Postpone his appointment and let Fang Kongxuan take office first.

Xu Ying didn't understand why, so she could only watch Zhu Xu go out, still thinking about his words.

Liu Defeng was even more dazed, commanding a province to participate in politics at will, what background does this person have?Still putting on airs?

Fang Yizhi's eyes suddenly moved, and his face changed suddenly.

At this age, with such a tone of voice, besides the emperor, who else can there be in the entire Ming Dynasty?

Thinking about what he said just now, Fang Yizhi trembled all over, and the cold sweat kept falling on his face.

The corners of his face moved, but he couldn't say a word, his whole body was cold and shivering.

The legendary Emperor Jingzheng was so thoughtful that he murdered and ransacked his family if he disagreed with him. What he said just now had offended him to death. Will his father be involved and the entire Fang family be harmed! ?

Chapter 664 Bidding

Fang Yizhi waited for a while to make sure that Zhu Xu had left, then rushed out of the room desperately, summoned a carriage, and hurriedly urged to respond to Tianfu.

Here he left the emperor speechless, and wanted to be violent. With the emperor's character of "revenge for every grievance", he might not take revenge on their Fang family. He had to go back as soon as possible to discuss countermeasures with his father.

Xu Ying was still at a loss, but today's chance was indeed gone, so she had to go back home.

While Liu Defeng was angry with Zhu Xu, he very much hoped to win over Xu Ying, but it was a pity that Xu Ying simply ignored him, his former servant who had passed away for too long.

When Zhu Xu left Yingxiufang, the sky was already dark, and a round of bright moon hung high above his head, setting off the small Qinhuai River even more beautifully.

Little Qinhuai became more and more lively, with crowds of people and laughter.

Zhu Xu walked slowly among the crowd with his hands behind his back, looking at the feasting and feasting on both sides of the river, and whispered to himself, "Things in the south of the Yangtze River are really complicated..."

It takes time to sort out complicated matters and deal with them. What Zhu Xu lacks now is time, and it is impossible to stay in Jiangsu for too long.

Cao Huachun and Cao Bianjiao followed behind Zhu Xu, one was vigilant about the surroundings as usual, and the other looked at Zhu Xu's back with a slightly worried expression.

The one who is worried is naturally Cao Huachun. He has followed Zhu Xu almost every step of the way for many years, and he is well aware of his diligence, but this kind of diligence seems to be a bit too much.

A person, a man should have almost no fun, and all his time is spent on government affairs. If this goes on for a long time, there will definitely be problems.

As the chief steward of the palace, Cao Huachun is extremely measured, there are some things he can't say, and it's not difficult to lead the emperor to do something.

Zhu Xu wandered around for a long time, and didn't turn back until it was slightly bright.When he returned to the inn, a purple-clothed team leader from Jin Yiwei was already waiting.

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and sat in the lobby listening to his report.

The purple-clothed squad leader was less than 20 years old, with a calm face, standing beside Zhu Xu, holding a notebook in his hand, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, according to the register obtained by Jin Yiwei from the Ministry of Households, there are more than 200 large and small salt merchants across the country. Among them, Jiangsu has the most, more than [-], and they are all rich, with family assets of more than one million. Most of the troublemakers this time are Shanxi merchants and Huizhou merchants. class."

Zhu Xu was not surprised. Although the price of salt is very low, it is a necessity, a consumable, and everyone needs it. Small profits but quick turnover are very impressive. It is not surprising that these businessmen use any means to pursue profits.

After all, the salt administration is the lifeblood of the country's economy. According to the plan of the "Jingzheng New Deal", it will take about a year for the salt department to be completely brought back to the imperial court and directly managed by the cabinet.At the beginning, it is necessary to clarify the salt administration step by step and sort out the chaotic and complicated structure.

Jiangnan is the most developed place, and naturally it is also the most complicated. If a seller is established in a province, the situation will be extremely fierce, and it will cause great dissatisfaction among other salt merchants, causing more unnecessary troubles.

For the salt administration, Bi Ziyan and others have done many deduction, and believe that one province and one business is the most suitable, and it is more beneficial in all aspects.But they ignored the objections of other salt merchants, or they didn't think it would be too big.

"go on."

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and said lightly.

"Yes."

Captain Ziyi turned a page and said: "The salt merchants in Jiangsu have a very deep relationship with local governments. For example, the prefect of Yangzhou has a deep relationship with the Shanxi salt merchants. In the struggle with the Hui Gang, they all supported the Shanshan Gang. The struggle between the two gangs is expanding, and has gradually divided into two factions, not only the salt merchants in Yangzhou, Huai'an, Yingtianfu, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, but they also coerced cloth merchants, grain merchants, bodyguard bureaus, etc..."

Zhu Xu frowned, laughed, and didn't speak.

Salt merchants can be said to be profitable, and it is easier to make money than other businesses. If you make money, you will have "good friends", and these "good friends" will also show energy at this time.

Then, this battle of salt merchants will intensify and even get out of control!

The purple-clothed squad leader glanced at Zhu Xu, and said, "The magistrate of Yangzhou seems to be neutral, but in fact he is partial to the Shanshan Gang. It is said that he has written to the Jiangsu governor's yamen, requesting that Jiangsu's salt class be handed over to the Shanshan Gang."

Zhu Xu shook his head slightly. The Shanshaan Gang's economic strength was slightly weaker, but with the political support of the Yangzhou prefect, it was even better and seized the opportunity.

After listening, Zhu Xu said: "Cao Bushan will come to see me tomorrow, by the way, let Lao Cao come too."

"Follow the order." Cao Huachun said.

The purple-clothed team leader waited for a while, and said: "Regarding this year's imperial examination, Mr. Qian Qianyi is already making preparations, and the application for the examination has already started. There is nothing else to do for now. The Jiangsu Governor's Yamen suddenly investigated the Qinhuai River, and it is said that many people were arrested. , the details have not yet been passed on.”

Zhu Xu was surprised. He dared to attack Qinhuai River—with courage, he smiled and said, "Who will lead the team?"

"Participating in politics from the right, Fang Kongzheng," said the captain of the purple-clothed team.

Zhu Xu's expression moved slightly, and he said: "Let Ying Tianfu touch it, and pass on the details of this Fang's participation in politics."

"Yes!" The purple-clothed team leader responded, and continued after a while: "Old Bi Ge has already set off for Beijing, and Fu Shangshu has also left Shaanxi. The capital is stable. King Xin wrote a letter, please come to the feudal clan."

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table a few times and said, "Sure."

"Yes!"

The purple-clothed team leader responded again, and then said: "I don't care about anything else, Bumbutai will arrive in Yangzhou tomorrow, and Empress Hailanzhu will be a day later."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Well, I understand, let's go."

"Yes." The purple-clothed captain turned around and left quickly.

Zhu Xu hadn't had a good rest recently either, so he roughly figured out the situation, relaxed a little, and went straight up the stairs and said, "Everyone go to rest, I'll also have a good sleep."

"According to the order."

A group of people in the lobby responded.

Zhu Xu washed up and went to bed, but couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning. After a while, she sighed and got up with her clothes on.

"This is the late stage of obsessive-compulsive disorder..."

Zhu Xu lit the lamp, spread out the paper, sharpened the ink, picked up the pen, and wrote four large characters on the paper: Bidding Conditions.

Then I started drafting word by word, and finally spread out a piece of paper around, and began to write seriously.

Zhu Xu was used to writing brushes, but he still had no confidence in handwriting.

It's not that his writing is so bad, but that now everyone who can be a Jinshi has beautiful handwriting, let alone those decades-old bureaucrats. If Zhu Xu's somewhat advanced handwriting is spread, I'm afraid it will be Many people will secretly joke.