First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 459

Even thinking about it this way, it is not enough for Zhu Yuanzhang to stay out of the matter, and even he should not be involved.

The two were chatting when suddenly Zhang Shuning came in from the outside. The little guy was very anxious, saying that his second brother was crying so much, Jiang Nan hurriedly got up and went to take care of his son.

Zhang Ximeng didn't move, a child, just cry when you cry, before he deliberately made Zhang Shuning cry... This kid probably doesn't know, right?

Zhang Ximeng blinked his eyes, a little guilty, at this moment, Jingcheng Bao asked about Lanyu and came again.

No need to ask, someone who is as well informed as he is must know that His Majesty and his Majesty went to the Zhang family to eat barbecue with a bunch of children. There must be a big event behind this, and it can never be as simple as a couple's get-together.

Without waiting for Lan Yu to inquire, Zhang Ximeng asked directly: "Lan Yu, I want to ask you something."

Lan Yu was stunned, Zhang Xiang actually asked himself?Zhang Xiang recognized his ability!

My God, just ask, no matter what, I know everything!By the way, even if I don't know, I will make it up!Didn't the Iron Pot Emperor and his son have been miserably deceived by me!

I am professional in this matter!

"Do you know anyone in this capital who is better at doing business?"

"Good at doing business? There are a lot of people here. There are already ten richest men in the capital and top [-] Confucian businessmen in the newspapers... If Zhang Xiang is interested, I will recite their resumes for you..."

As he said that, Lan Yu really wanted to recite it, and it was difficult for him to remember it, so Zhang Ximeng stopped him.

"I want to find someone who can take care of the royal property. First of all, this person must be capable enough, and he must be able to deal with servants. Secondly, he must have a good character. At least at the moment, he must not be corrupt and pervert the law and fill his own pockets." , ruined my event.”

Lan Yu frowned, carefully comprehending Zhang Ximeng's meaning.

First of all, this must not be an ordinary businessman. Otherwise, no matter how capable he is, he will not be able to settle so many bad things between the government and the opposition. He also needs to know how to advance and retreat, and even listen to Zhang Ximeng. Zhang Ximeng doesn't plan to take care of things in the future...

"Sir, I have a friend named Gu Xuewen, who sells newspapers in the capital. He often sighs and feels depressed."

Zhang Ximeng said: "There are too many people who are depressed, the key is to have ability!"

Lan Yu suddenly raised her head, "His uncle's name is Shen Rong!"

"Shen Rong?"

"Yes, Shen Rong's father is Shen Wansan!"

ho!

Now Zhang Ximeng became interested, although Shen Wansan's legend must be false.

Zhang Ximeng planned the construction of Yingtian city wall and palace.From the beginning to the end, he mobilized the power of the government. Although he also purchased materials from the people, he must not hand over the city wall to a businessman for repair.

This is an important place in the capital, at the feet of the emperor, what if Shen Wansan has evil intentions and tries to tamper with the city defense?

So why Shen Wansan repaired the city wall, attracted Zhu Yuanzhang's jealousy, and finally sent him to Yunnan to die tragically, it was all made up.

As for Zhu Yuanzhang going to Shen Wansan's house for dinner and served a dish of pig's trotters, and Lao Zhu asked what dish, Shen Wansan dared not say pig's trotters, but Wansan's trotters, that would be even more nonsense.

After all, Shen Wansan in history was born and died in Dayuan, and had no intersection with Zhu Yuanzhang at all... Even if Lao Zhu doesn't work every day, he is like those benevolent models who go to the south of the Yangtze River at every turn and leave behind a wild child from time to time Same, also ran to Suzhou to play.

Then he won't be able to see Shen Wansan, let alone eat any feast in the underworld.

But one thing is certain, Shen Wansan is indeed involved, and their family property is quite a lot.

"Lan Yu, do you know how Shen Wansan and his family started their business?"

"I know, smuggling!" Lan Yu said with a grin, "This Shen Wansan accumulated a huge family property by smuggling silk tea leaves. The tax collectors of the Yuan Dynasty were all bought by their family. From top to bottom, they are well fed. It's a pity that after the Yuan Dynasty was over, Zhang Shicheng entered Suzhou, and the Shen family's property was also lost. Later, Shen Rong and Shen Sen escaped and took refuge in other places. After His Majesty took Suzhou, they returned home. Back home, it's just that the current Shen family is far less powerful than it was back then."

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "That Gu Xuewen told you this?"

"I also inquired about it myself." Lan Yu said with a smile: "Master Zhang, when I inquire about information, I verify it with multiple sources and compare it with each other. I never trust anyone easily."

Zhang Ximeng thought about it for a while, came up with an idea, and then warned: "Lanyu, from now on, don't have any contact with Gu Xuewen, and you don't know anything about the Shen family, can you do it?"

Lan Yu was so frightened that his color changed, he didn't understand why this matter was so dangerous, but he still hurriedly said: "Master Zhang ordered, I will engrave it in my heart, and I dare not forget it day and night."

"Well, then you can teach honestly!"

Lan Yu quickly ran away with her tail between her legs, not knowing if it was a betrayal of her friend, anyway, he couldn't care less.In Zhang Xiang's hand, he holds the book of life and death, so he can't be careless.

After sending Lan Yu away, Zhang Ximeng finally had enough confidence to implement the strategy.

But before doing anything, there is one more thing that needs to be done, and that is to get money from Lao Zhu.

Zhang Ximeng thought about it, then sent a letter to Li Zhen and called the old man.

"In the future, the royal industry will be inseparable from Zongzheng Temple, so you should work hard too!"

Li Zhen nodded, "I said, Mr. Zhang, I still can't figure out how you let His Majesty take the bait! His money is all tied to his ribs, and every tael of silver is taken with him. It's bleeding!"

Zhang Ximeng couldn't help laughing, "The more this is the case, the more interesting it is. I'm very curious about how much money Your Majesty has saved."

Li Zhen smiled and said: "Whoever says no, they all say that the empress is rich, and her property is all on the outside. You can know it with a little calculation. Only our majesty, it is hidden!"

"Let's go, let's go to witness one or two now!" Zhang Ximeng pulled Li Zhen, and the two of them led a total of thirty accountants, and rushed directly into the palace.

Yingtian Imperial Palace is extremely spacious, and there are still many places where no one lives. Although Zhu Yuanzhang has given birth to many children, the number of concubines is not exaggerated, and there are even fewer court ladies and eunuchs.

So there are enough places, acting as small coffers, to hoard money.

After Zhang Ximeng and Li Zhen arrived, Zhu Yuanzhang came late and stared at the two of them. Old Zhu's face was dark and his eyes were still a little red.

"We are going to use this money to go out of the fortress and hunt down the remnants of the Yuan court." Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his molars and angrily said, "No compensation!"

After speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around to leave.

"and many more!"

Zhang Ximeng hurriedly greeted Lao Zhu, "Hold on, Your Majesty, property in the palace can't be sloppy. How much you take away must be recorded in detail, and there can be no mistakes. If your Majesty has government affairs to be busy, just, please ask the empress to come over to supervise! "

Li Zhen also said: "That's right, the superior can't leave, otherwise we wouldn't dare to transport the gold and silver in the palace like this."

Old Zhu was gnashing his teeth in anger, you are bullying people!

Do you have to let me watch it with my own eyes, the money I saved so hard will be taken away by you?

You are bullying honest people!

Zhang Ximeng didn't care about this, "Your Majesty, it's a matter of business. Brothers, you should settle accounts clearly. It's about the royal family, so I don't dare to be sloppy."

Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth, turned his head back, and nodded at Zhang Ximeng, "You are so good! When you persuaded us to pay, you were the princess who called me... Remember, if you lose money, we will never end with you." !"

Old Zhu Suo said angrily: "Open it, let them move it! Move it quickly!"

With this order, the door of the inner money was finally opened, and the personnel hesitated a little, and entered one after another, and then box after box of gold and silver were moved out from inside.

Zhang Ximeng leaned over and opened a box. It was so golden that it almost blinded his eyes.

It's all pure gold!

This box alone costs 3000 taels!

"It's three thousand two hundred taels, a total of two hundred catties!" Lao Zhu's voice was low, his heart was bleeding.

Zhang Ximeng nodded secretly, don't say anything, just pretend!

Fifty boxes of gold boxes alone were shipped out, followed by silver, and there were even more, it could be said to be piled up like a mountain.

It's really embarrassing for Lao Zhu, how on earth did he save so much money?

It really is the Emperor of the Liver, no matter which aspect, it will not disappoint!

After a full day of work, Zhang Ximeng moved fifty boxes of gold and eight hundred boxes of silver from Lao Zhu... Roughly estimated, there are several million taels, and the subsidy of one million belongs to it.

"Please don't worry, my lord, with so much money, it's enough to do a great job!" Zhang Ximeng also had to cheer up and take it seriously.

Chapter 639 The Arch Guard is in Trouble

Zhang Ximeng took the money he got from Lao Zhu and sent it directly to Zongzheng Temple. Li Zhen smiled at first, but as the gold and silver piled up like a hill, he couldn't get better.

"Chongba's private money got into my hands. If he settles with me, I can only ask his sister for help." Li Zhen turned her head quickly, "Mr. Zhang, this, this money should be sent to the door to save money !"

Zhang Ximeng shook his head like a rattle, "There is absolutely no reason for this. My subordinate province is the one who manages official files. It is very humble. How can it manage royal assets! Don't try to harm me."

"I hurt you? I can see that it's you who hurt me!"

Li Zhen became more and more anxious, and he also felt the trouble of this matter.Don't look at him as Zhu Yuanzhang's brother-in-law, but he lost the emperor's money. There is no way to say that he can't pass the test.On the other hand, the imperial court must collect taxes again. If you can't pay them, then many civil servants will not let you go.

The more Li Zhen thought about it, the more she sweated. After living a long time, she was ruined by watching the excitement!

If he didn't want to pay attention to how much private money Zhang Chongba has, how could he be cheated by Zhang Ximeng, but Xilihutu picked up a hedgehog... Zhang Ximeng, you don't talk about martial arts, come to cheat, come and attack my old man!

"I, I will return the money to Chongba now, I, I don't know anything!"

Li Zhen was also in a hurry, Zhang Ximeng hurriedly pulled him back.

"If you keep sending them back, all previous efforts will be in vain. In fact, this matter is not that troublesome. If we want to focus on agriculture, His Majesty will hold the ox plow and walk around the field a few times every year. We want to develop industry and commerce, and the royal family will take the lead in setting an example." , It’s also a matter of course. Otherwise, the big guys don’t know where the boundaries are, so they can only rely on officials, and it’s like the situation in the Song and Yuan Dynasties. Then, the original intention of developing industry and commerce and enriching the country and the people will be lost.”

Zhang Ximeng pulled Li Zhen, earnestly.If Lao Zhu is to set an example, but the emperor can't go off in person, it would be a joke to find a few businessmen to negotiate business with him.

Therefore, the royal property should be transferred to Zongzheng Temple, and they will be responsible.

"You don't want it. The gold and silver will have to be taken care of in the future. The most likely thing is that it will fall into the hands of the eunuch. Once the eunuch has money, has mastered the internal funds, and has obtained the qualification to fight against the courtiers, what will happen? Don't you know?"

Li Zhen was greatly surprised, eunuchs were also involved?

Not to mention, it does make sense. Although the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were not as good as their predecessors in the Han and Tang Dynasties, there were 24 yamen in the inner court, especially the Sili Supervisor and Yuma Supervisor. There are even eunuchs and supervising troops... This mess is not a good thing.

This is how Zhang Ximeng does things, and he pays attention to a success. If he goes to tell Zhu Yuanzhang, don't listen to the eunuch's words, and prevent the eunuch from interfering in politics.

As a result, Lao Zhu got angry, do you want to weaken my wings?

There is no way to play this matter, after all, Li Wenzhong is so unlucky.

Talking to Li Zhen now can be regarded as saving his son in advance.

"I transferred the financial power to Zongzheng Temple. In this way, the power of the clan has been increased and the eunuchs have been weakened. When the time is right, it may not be impossible to even completely abolish this harmful thing. And you always control the financial power. As long as you properly Management can not only relieve His Majesty's worries, but also give an account to the people of the world. It can also unite the clan and avoid many chaos. It really serves multiple purposes and has immeasurable merit. You are a relative of Your Majesty and an elder in the clan. You really should have this Mind is the key, you can't stay out of it!"

Zhang Ximeng's words were considered to have moved Li Zhen, and no one wanted to use them as a display, especially a super yamen like Zongzheng Temple.

Why is it said that Zongzheng Temple is a super yamen?

Zhang Ximeng's subordinates, he himself is the right minister of the first rank, and the following are all in the matter, but only the second rank.As for Zhongshu Province, the situation is better, but there is only one right and left prime minister, and several first-rank officials who are in charge of political affairs.

Looking at Zongzheng Temple again, first of all, a patriarchal decree is the first rank, which is no problem, and the two deputies, the left and right sects, are also the first rank.

What's even more exaggerated is that the deputy's deputy, Zuo Zongzheng, is still Zhengyipin!

Such a place full of gods and immortals, without any authority, really can't be justified... It is natural and very suitable to take care of the royal family's property.

"Mr. Zhang, your mouth is not as good as yours. I, an old man, accepted this job. It's just that I take care of the food and grass in the army. I cook some meals for the big guys. Let me take care of the money. I don't have that ability!"

Zhang Ximeng smiled, "There's no need to worry about it. We can select a group of folks who know how to manage the business and let them take charge. After all, it would be outrageous for you to talk to businessmen all the time."

Li Zhen thought about it and found no problem, so she agreed.

Zhang Ximeng wiped his sweat and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

Is it easy for me to say?

In order to stop the bad government of the old Zhu's family, he did his best.

Get the vassal king outside, and prevent the eunuch from becoming bigger, and distribute the financial power to Zongzheng Temple.

With this yamen, it can not only restrain the vassal kings, but also stop the unreasonable cutting of the vassals. Anyway, no matter whether we can go to the step of Jing Nan, anyway, Zhang Ximeng has tried his best.

Even if it is our own affairs, I have never been so worried.

Zhang Ximeng was finally able to go home to rest, accompany his wife, and take a look at his second child. This child is chubby, can eat and sleep, and doesn't look very smart. What if he is tricked later?

And tell Zhang Shuning to take good care of his second younger brother, so as not to cause trouble for his father.

After a few days of peace and stability in the mansion, Zhang Ximeng regained his energy. Just when he was about to do something, Lan Yu came again.

Faced with this guy's virtue, Zhang Ximeng was really speechless.

"The dignity of the teacher! I also bear the name of several mountain chiefs, and there are many disciples. Your current virtue is like a thief. How can you teach students?"

Lan Yu chuckled, "Mr. Zhang is overthinking. If everyone in martial arts has my astuteness, he can predict the enemy's opportunities first, know himself and the enemy, and fight in the future. He will definitely be invincible! And as a martial artist, it is natural to Only when you win the battle can you have dignity and prestige. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be that the narcissus does not bloom...pretending to be garlic! A dog’s nose is inserted with green onions...pretending to be an elephant! Wearing a rooster plume on his head, pretending to be an old hawk!"

"Come on! Your nonsense is nothing like the old lady's foot wrap." Zhang Ximeng snorted coldly, "Tell me, what happened again? Is it worth you to come here again?"

Lan Yu said: "Mr. Zhang, do you know that the Arch Guard Division is out of Beijing on business?"

Zhang Ximeng frowned, not only did he know that those guys were majestic, but they also delayed his meeting with his wife!But Zhang Ximeng was too lazy to say anything.

It's not that Xiuxianwen's pig's feet were dispatched, with a halo of ridicule, which attracted a lot of people begging for a slap in the face like moths flying to the flame... When it came to Zhang Ximeng's case, it was not a matter of slapping in the face.

He didn't even need to say it explicitly, as long as he revealed his dissatisfaction with the Gongwei Division, so many civil servants and military generals would scramble to vent their anger on Zhang Xiang.

There is no way, the opponent's body is too weak to withstand Zhang Xianggong's casual blow!

"What happened to them again?"