First Minister of Ming Dynasty

First Minister Section 519

Obviously, he is a military official, in this case, there is no room for him to speak.

Waiting to come out of Fengtian Hall, Xu Da planned to go back to the mansion, but to his surprise, Chang Yuchun followed him.

"Drink some wine, the wine bugs in my stomach will rebel."

Xu Da looked at Chang Yuchun with a simple and honest face, and could only nod his head.

When they arrived at Xu Da's house, the servants prepared the food and drinks. Chang Yuchun peeked at Xu Da and couldn't help but said, "Tell me, how can you be so calm? What will happen this time?"

Xu Da looked at him and smiled faintly: "No matter how the court changes, you are the old man of His Royal Highness, the future head of the country, what are you afraid of?"

Chang Yuchun smiled bitterly and said: "I don't care, but the people below can't help it anymore. Other things are secondary. What the navy will do in the future, there should be a charter! There is still a position in the Fifth Army Commander’s Mansion, is this navy going to be under our command? If so, the Fifth Army Commander’s Mansion might have to be renamed? It’s called the Navy and Army Commander’s Mansion?”

Xu Da had a faint smile on his face. To be honest, no one can do without desires and desires.

Even Chang Yuchun's status is not exempt.

And even if Chang Yuchun didn't want it, the people below would push her.

One person attained Taoism and ascended to heaven, they were far from reaching the top, and they were about to climb up!

Xu Da slightly pondered, and then said: "The navy is really rich! They have a big boat and they can load a lot. If we want to load thousands of silks and satins, we need a lot of carriages. Everyone can see them when we walk all the way. The difference is in the forehead. It was posted on the board, saying that we are not clean. The navy is fine. They loaded the cargo under the cabin and drove on the vast sea. easy."

Chang Yuchun nodded again and again, "That's right, that's the reason. The navy is full of money, unlike us, who are bitter. In the past, the Liao family and the Yu family made a lot of money. Seeing them make money, some people really envy them. They are all working for Daming, how can they be fattened?"

Xu Da chuckled, "I said Lao Chang, did you say that, or did the people below say it?"

Chang Yuchun was taken aback, and quickly said: "Of course the bastards below said it, and I don't think my life is long!"

Only then did Xu Da nod, "I might as well make it clear... Suffering and enjoying happiness, it was just a thought, their navy has taken advantage of it for such a long time, and their brains are full of fat, now the retribution has arrived, God will accept people Li Shanchang made a move and rushed to Yushitai. In order to prove Yang Xian's charges, Liao Yongzhong and Yu Tonghai will not end well. Their family members and subordinates will not be able to escape. Just look, you can see When people's heads are rolling, I just can't figure it out. It's obviously a dead end. Why are there still people who want to take their own heads and try the power of the national law? What are they thinking?"

Chang Yuchun was stunned for a while, he lowered his head and thought over and over again.

Then he said: "For more than ten years, Jinshan Yinhai, who wouldn't want to live that kind of superb life? The next thorough investigation, it's uncertain when, let them have a good time first, that's it! And there are still people thinking about it. So, if I’m less greedy, or when I’m working, I’ll get some fat, and then retreat. In this way, even if something happens next time, it won’t necessarily implicate me.”

Xu Da hummed: "In a word, it's just luck, right?"

Chang Yuchun hesitated a little, but also nodded, "Everyone is like this, it's hard to avoid it!"

Xu Da paused, and then said: "Brother Chang, do you also take chances?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole atmosphere became awkward.

Chang Yuchun's big black face had a fever and turned into a helpless purple red. After a long time, he said: "I, I pushed them up, and what happens in the future is their own luck, I don't bother to care about it." of."

Xu Da smiled lightly, it was exactly as he thought.

"Old Chang! I have a few words to say, are you interested in listening?"

Chang Yuchun nodded hastily, "Tell me, you have a lot of ideas, I'll listen to you!"

Xu Da took a deep breath, "What I'm saying is that none of us can take chances. Even with your and my contributions, when the time comes, we may not be able to keep your head! If you are not decent, no one will give you face." !"

Chang Yuchun was shocked all over, and after pondering for a while, he nodded vigorously, "Yes, that's the reason!"

"The second sentence, I want to ask Brother Chang. Is there any way to prevent the Navy Master from acting like this?"

"Elimination?" Chang Yuchun was stunned for a while, then said helplessly, "This is not easy!"

Xu Da laughed and said, "That is to say, there is another way?"

Chang Yuchun thought for a while, and then said: "I dare not say that the disadvantages will definitely be eliminated, but I think that the matter of returning soldiers must be changed. Otherwise, it will be useless. When sailing on the sea, you must pay attention to military affairs. There must be strict rules and regulations... By the way, don’t we set up a martial arts school now! Look, if we build a navy school, all generals will be promoted from the school. Then cooperate with other government officials, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yes, supervise each other. Then the ports and wharves should also be stricter... Maybe it can be relieved a lot. In short, it will not be as rampant as it is now!"

Xu Da laughed loudly, "Old Chang, you are worthy of being a dragon in the water and a tiger on land... tell me, isn't it better to give this advice to the superior than to snatch a few positions in the navy?"

Chang Yuchun was dumbfounded, after a while, he got up quickly and saluted Xu Da.

"Xu Shuai, I'm always convinced! Your words are good words, you saved me!"

Chang Yuchun saluted again and again, and he finally had a score in his heart.

How the navy wants to change it really needs careful consideration.

When the two of them were weighing, Li Shanchang was not polite. In the name of the leader, he asked Yang Xian, the royal envoy, to stay with him, eat and live together, and work together.

Good guy, it's like getting Yang Xian from Yushitai to Zhongshu province in one fell swoop.

Don't look at it as a small gesture, but it's extremely spicy.

Yang Xian, who left his lair, became a waste almost immediately.

He wanted to play Zhu Yuanzhang and asked to return to Yushitai to work, but regardless of whether Lao Zhu agreed or not, Li Shanchang would not give him a chance.

Afterwards, Lao Li even sent his confidant Chen Ning to take over as Yushi Zhongcheng to act as Yushitai's daily affairs.

Things got worse now, and Yang Xian's subordinates speculated that Yang Xian had already fallen.

For a moment, people panicked and became a mess.

On the second day after Chen Ning arrived at Yushitai, he called out two censors. They investigated Liu Bing's death at the beginning, and according to their report, Liu Bing died normally.

Now that the old matter is brought up again, how did he die, it is time to come to a conclusion!

Poisoning the imperial court censor is a serious crime for the Yi tribe!

It is worth mentioning that Jin Yiwei came and took him away.

Now people's hearts are in turmoil, and Yang Xian's cronies are in a state of panic all day long.

With so many people in Yushitai, it is impossible to be monolithic. Those who were suppressed by Yang Xian in the past also started to move.

Someone found Chen Ning in private and reported to him.

"My lord, Yang Xian looks clean and honest, but he is actually a fake. He has a courtyard in Yangzhou, not far from the Navy Wharf, overlooking the Yangtze River. It is very magnificent, and the amount of gold and silver he has privately hidden is horrifying. People! There are at least 100 million taels!"

"So much?" Chen Ning exclaimed, "You have to know that framing a court official is no small matter!"

The man gritted his teeth, "My lord, these gold and silver are only temporarily stored. Yang Xian's ancestor was originally from Taiyuan Prefecture, Shanxi. I'm afraid there will be more gold and silver that he transported to his hometown!"

Knowing the news, Chen Ning didn't dare to neglect at all, and hurried to see Li Shanchang.

He invited Lao Li out, shook off Yang Xian, and reported secretly to Lao Li alone.

"Do you want to write Shanxi now and copy Yang Xian's home?"

Li Shanchang thought for a while, shook his head and said: "This matter is very important, but the officials in Shanxi cannot be allowed to do it. I have my own opinion. You should immediately deploy personnel to take care of Yang Xian's house in Yangzhou. You must not let them Take away the stolen silver!"

Chen Ning quickly agreed, and he turned around and hurried down.

Li Shanchang thought about it for a while, and immediately picked up his pen and wrote a letter to Zhang Ximeng, asking him to send someone from Beiping to assist in handling the case.

After writing the letter, I sent someone to expedite it to Peiping at [-] miles.

"Zhang Ximeng, don't be idle. After watching the show for so long, it's time to help my brother."

Chapter 721 Gold and Silver Disappeared

"This old Li, the older he gets, the hotter he gets. I'm not in the capital, and Mr. Fenglin is seriously ill again. No one can cure him yet!"

Zhang Ximeng took Lao Li's letter, glanced at it twice, then threw it aside, then picked up the kettle, and made tea by himself.Because Beiping was the capital of the Yuan Dynasty before, with a large population, the groundwater quality is not good, and most of it is brackish water.

It's not that Zhang Ximeng can't drink, but Zhu Di arranged for Hua Wei to get spring water for Zhang Ximeng from Yuquan Mountain every day, and let the teacher make tea.

For this reason, Zhang Ximeng still likes Zhu Di very much.

Don't look at this kid as an idiot, if he wholeheartedly flatters you, he can serve you to heaven.

While Zhang Ximeng was drinking tea, Zhu Di was out of breath and ran from outside with sweat on his forehead.

"Sir, I'm hunting rabbits! What's your business? Can't it be later?"

Zhang Ximeng smiled and said, "It's okay to be late, but don't blame me if you can't catch up with getting rich."

Hearing that he could get rich, Zhu Di immediately smiled, nodded and bowed his head, "Sir, I knew that no one is as good as us... master and apprentice!"

He looked around to make sure there was no one there, and then continued: "Master, where is the money? How much is it?"

Zhang Ximeng pondered for a while, and said, "It's Yang Xian's hometown. Li Xianggong wrote the papers and asked Beiping to send people to copy his home."

"Yang Xian?" Zhu Di was taken aback, "Master, this guy has fallen? How did I hear that he is very clean and honest, and uses bamboo utensils in his house!"

Zhang Ximeng rolled his eyes, "My house is also full of bamboo utensils, do you think I am clean or corrupt?"

Zhu Di was speechless, so he said to your godfather that you are a sage in the world, but what you taught me, I believe that you are the most corrupt official in the world.

The so-called knowing people, knowing the face but not knowing the heart, really can't judge anything from the appearance.

"Sir, then I'm going to gather troops and horses now, and leave immediately!"

Zhang Ximeng nodded, "Go, get out, I just have two days off, so I won't have someone buzzing in my ears all the time."

Zhu Di is full of anger, and the buzzing ones are flies... If I didn't see you pointing me to a way to make money, I wouldn't let you go!

Zhu Di rushed out, summoned Li Jinglong and Hua Wei, took another [-] soldiers, and set off immediately.

After they left Beiping, Zhu Di told them the destination, and also said that he was going to copy Yang Xian's hometown.

Hua Wei was shocked immediately, "Hey, Yang Xian is the imperial censor! The power is second only to the two prime ministers, how can he be unlucky? Tell me, does Yang Xian's hometown have a lot of money?"

Li Jinglong snorted and said, "You don't even need to ask? He is the doctor of the censor. If there is any matter, he will pass it on to the censor's platform. He can make a fortune just by helping people deal with these matters. Tell me who is in the court?" Don’t need to give him a gift? There are only a handful of them!”

Hua Wei nodded, "That's right! Then, if we go this time, we're going to make a fortune. Let's go!"

Hua Wei can't wait to speed up.But Zhu Di thought for a while, and suddenly realized something.

Yang Xian's family is very rich, and Taiyuan is the territory of the third brother.

After I passed by myself, what if the third brother robbed me of the money?

Hua Wei was stunned, "Your Highness, you and King Jin are brothers, and you were ordered to go there, can you still snatch it from you?"

Zhu Di snorted coldly, "It's because I'm a real brother that I'm on guard! I bullied them in the past, but now they don't have to bully me like I bully them! Stop talking nonsense, you two listen to me, hurry up and make some preparations .”

Zhu Di called the two bad friends to his side, and after a few words of advice, both of them were dumbfounded.

As expected of you, you have so many eyes!

They immediately made arrangements, followed Zhu Di, and went straight to Taiyuan.

Compared with Zhu Di, the King of Yan, who had the reputation of staying behind in Beiping, the responsibilities of King Zhu of Jin were much simpler, that is, to lead troops to garrison the frontier to prevent Mongolian forces from invading.

In the past few years, the King of Jin, Zhu Bing, has been conscientious.

He personally led the troops to patrol the border, then built the Dongsheng Acropolis, and built a beacon tower hundreds of miles away.

Moreover, after all, Zhu Bing attached great importance to firearms, and he put in great efforts to supervise and build a lot of artillery and firecrackers to strengthen defense.

On the whole, Zhu Yan has changed from a brat to a thoughtful young general.

Even ordinary generals can't reach his level.

But Zhu Bing also has things to worry about, and the most difficult thing for him to solve is money.

It's different from Zhu Di's business and tax collection, changing tricks and increasing income.Zhu Yan was in Taiyuan, and he could count on nothing more than farming income.

Of course, Shanxi merchants are also very good at making money.

It's just that Shanxi merchants at this time have not yet developed, and they are far from the point where they are rich.

There is also a very helpless thing for Zhu Yan. There is a shortage of people in other places, and he needs to immigrate from other places.

Only in Shanxi, not only is the population unable to increase, but it has to emigrate outside.

The population is getting smaller and smaller, and there are fewer young men.

As a result, more land must be reclaimed, more food grown, and more soldiers raised.

You want the horse to run, but you don't want the horse to graze!

"It was also born by a stepmother. Compared with the fourth child, I am raised by a stepmother!"

Zhu Yan was so angry that he just wanted to curse.

The palace chief Shi next to him could only make amends and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't blame me, you are the elder brother of King Yan, and the elder brother should let the younger brother order!"

"I let him? Why can't he learn from Kong Rong and give me the benefits!"

Chang Shi could only grin helplessly, this is the business of your old Zhu family, and I am an outsider, so it's hard to say.

Zhu Yan complained a few words, but didn't say anything further, but at this moment, someone rushed over suddenly, and Zhu Di brought someone with him!

"what!"

Zhu Bian was taken aback, he was so brave that he delivered it to his door!

"What is Zhu Di doing here? Tell him to come see me quickly!"