This trip to Jiangnan took a little longer than Tang Ning expected
He thought that the exams on Jiangnan West Road would be over in at most one month, but he has been staying in Jiangnan West Road for more than a month and a half, and there are still two states that have not been to them.
The main reason is that it started to rain half a month ago, and the rain was not too big or small, but it took half a month to delay their trip.
The secondary reason is that about ten days ago, he received a secret letter from Emperor Chen.
The letter has no signature or seal, and is full of Chen Huang's condolences for their trip to Jiangnan. Tang Ning ignored the clichés and scenes, and found that there were only two words left on the entire letter.
silver!
Although other states on West Jiangnan Road are not as rich as Ezhou, they have gone through more than a dozen states, plus those in Ezhou, and the taxes and silver recovered in total are nearly ten million taels.
This is the ending of Tang Ning's efforts to take into account the overall situation and not cause chaos in Jiangnan and restrain himself. If he really ignores it and investigates it impartially, these officials in Jiangnan may rise up to save their lives.
After seeing the prosperity of Jiangnan, Chen Huang had only silver left in his eyes. The letter said that whenever Jiangnan merchants evade taxes, they would evade ten penalties. According to this punishment, Tang Ning felt that he wanted to take back the ten-year tax revenue of Chen Guo at one time.
However, he could also understand the idea of Chen Huang's desperate need of money
After he left Beijing this time, he missed two major news, and these two things concern the survival of Chen State and attracted the hearts of all court officials.
Jiagu and Shuhu suppressed Wanyan's army for so long, and finally they could not be suppressed. The grassland situation reversed, and the Western Regions gradually grew into a threat to Chen State. Once these two places change, the Chen State's stability for decades will be completely changed.
Only when the national treasury has sufficient silver and food can you have the confidence to fight. The current situation in Chen State is very stable. As long as you can ensure food and salary, you can kill them with money. You don’t have to worry about being passively beaten.
In addition, he also heard about Feng Xiang’s resignation and implicating more than a dozen officials in Jiangnan.
Tang Ning thought the Tang family would seize this matter and pursue it relentlessly, so he made those arrangements. Unexpectedly, it was Feng Xiang who jumped out.
Since entering the officialdom, he has only traveled around the Hanlin Academy and the Sixth Ministry, and then went to the Xiaoqi Guard. The two prime ministers in the court had only met several times, had never said anything, and were not very familiar with them.
The impression of Feng Xiang is only found in the ears of hearing
It is said that he is upright and upright. He has scolded His Majesty more than once in front of all officials, and has not given the emperor mercy at all. He is called the contemporary Wei Zheng of Wei in the face of the emperor more than once.
In order to learn from Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Chen has always been generous with Feng Xiang's actions, except this time
Obviously, Jiangnan has become a sensitive word in Emperor Chen’s heart. Whoever touches who dies, the prime minister is no exception. Without Feng Xiang, wouldn’t Zhou Xiang immediately take it?
Speaking of Zhou Xiang, we have to mention Fang Hong. Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel replaced Feng Xiang's position, while Fang Hong took over his position and became the new Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel.
He was busy making money for Chen Huang in Jiangnan. He originally wanted to cheat the Tang family, but in the end, he actually made it cheaper for Fang Xiaoyue's uncle. The Fang family now has a minister of the Ministry of Revenue and a minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If Zhao Yuan was not too young and wanted to play girls but not emperor, the Fang family could not involve party disputes. With Chen Huang's suspicious nature, it would be impossible to hand over these two real power departments to the Fang family monopoly.
Chen Zhou walked in from outside, bowed and said: Sir, the rain has stopped, look at the weather, it should be sunny in the next few days
Tang Ning, who was in the moldy rain for half a month, was almost moldy. I wonder if Bai Juyi, who wrote about the beautiful Jiangnan and the scenery, had he experienced the embarrassment of washing his underwear and hanging it without drying it?
He didn't want to stay in this dark and wet room for a moment, so he stood up and said: Let them set off immediately. Just send two Zhanggu on the remaining two states on Jiangnan West Road to the west.
Chen Zhou responded and went out to make arrangements. Tang Ning walked out of the room and took a deep breath of fresh air.
The only benefit of plum rain for half a month is to clean the air and take a deep breath, which is full of refreshing and refreshing smell.
From here, you can enter Jiangnan East Road in just one day
Emperor Chen may have forgotten that they went to Jiangnan to eradicate the rebellious forces rather than raise money everywhere, Tang Ning himself did not forget.
However, he traveled all over Jiangnan West Road. Except for the Ezhou Governor's use of all things that should not appear in his hands, he did not find anything wrong.
He asked the governor of Ezhou, and the other party just admitted that his stuff was bought from an unknown merchant, but he just asked about it and found out the others.
Tang Ning was not sure if the officials from other prefectures had contact with the King of Qian as Gongsun Ying. He could not see local officials and ask others if they wanted to rebel. However, according to the current situation, the root cause of the Jiangnan Rebellion is likely to be in East Jiangnan Road.
The east of Jiangnan is farther away from the capital and richer. There are many wealthy businessmen who are rich and powerful. The families are mixed and have strong strength. Even the local governments should give in to them, or simply hold a big tree. Their influence in the local area is deeply rooted, and even the court should avoid them.
The foundation of the Tang family is here. If Tang Ning wants to complete the indicators set by Emperor Chen, he has to think of a solution from here.
Raozhou
As the last stop on Jiangnan West Road, leave Raozhou and three days before you go to Quzhou
On the day Tang Ning and the officials of the Ministry of Personnel left, officials from all over the country from Raozhou saw each other off for ten miles, and their reluctance was beyond words.
Lord Tang walked slowly!
All the good times...
When you return, be sure to come to Raozhou again and let us wait for all the landlords...
……
Before an official finished speaking, he was covered in his mouth and kicked him in the back
If this person really came to Raozhou on his return trip, wouldn’t they be frightened again?
Although this Lord Tang from the Ministry of Personnel is not as terrible as the legend has, his days in Raozhou have also caused trouble in the state.
Especially many of the merchants in Raozhou, he caught a handle and paid a lot of fines to the court.
Public security, population, official discipline... He doesn't seem to care much about these. He only cares about taxes and silver. It is not an exaggeration to describe him as loving money and life.
The governor of Raozhou stood on the official road, watched the carriages and horses go away, and slowly said: With his money-loving personality, he will definitely target those people. There are many tough characters from Jiangnan East Road...
……
From Raozhou, the closest is Quzhou
Quzhou has five counties under its jurisdiction, and the city of the city is built in Dingyang County. Before the group arrived at Zhoucheng, the station had already spread the news.
When they arrived outside the city, the governor of Quzhou and local officials all went out of the city to greet each other in person
The governor of Quzhou is a middle-aged man with a kind face. Tang Ning got off the carriage and greeted him with a smile: All the great masters are here, and I have been welcomed by you...
Tang Ning smiled and saw the courtesy with him. He was about to enter the city. His eyes were casually turned, his steps stopped, and his eyes were stopped on an official standing in the back row.
A hint of surprise appeared on his face. The governor of Quzhou looked at him and said in confusion: Lord Tang, what's wrong?
Tang Ning came back to his senses, withdrew his gaze, shook his head and said: It's okay
The officials of the Ministry of Personnel were still arranged at the post station. After the Quzhou governor made an appointment with them for the dust banquet tonight, he took the officials of Quzhou away.
Tang Ning walked out of the room and saw someone standing in the yard
He walked forward and asked with a smile: Brother Xu, why are you here?
A few years ago, he met Xu Qingyang when he was still in Lingzhou. At that time, he participated in the provincial examination as the second in the provincial examination. Although his performance was not very outstanding in the palace examination, he was not very good. Even if he did not enter the Hanlin Academy, he stayed in the capital. His future was unlimited and he should not have appeared here.
Xu Qingyang smiled a little embarrassedly and said: This matter is a long story.
In Tang Ning's impression, Xu Qingyang always appears with Zhang Yansheng. He seems to have never seen the two appear alone. When they see Xu Qingyang alone, they are still a little uncomfortable and smiled and joked: Brother Zhang isn't with you this time?
Brother Tang, it’s really you!
As soon as he finished speaking, a shocked voice suddenly came from behind him.
Tang Ning turned around and saw Zhang Yansheng standing at the gate of the station, looking at him in surprise.
He thought that the exams on Jiangnan West Road would be over in at most one month, but he has been staying in Jiangnan West Road for more than a month and a half, and there are still two states that have not been to them.
The main reason is that it started to rain half a month ago, and the rain was not too big or small, but it took half a month to delay their trip.
The secondary reason is that about ten days ago, he received a secret letter from Emperor Chen.
The letter has no signature or seal, and is full of Chen Huang's condolences for their trip to Jiangnan. Tang Ning ignored the clichés and scenes, and found that there were only two words left on the entire letter.
silver!
Although other states on West Jiangnan Road are not as rich as Ezhou, they have gone through more than a dozen states, plus those in Ezhou, and the taxes and silver recovered in total are nearly ten million taels.
This is the ending of Tang Ning's efforts to take into account the overall situation and not cause chaos in Jiangnan and restrain himself. If he really ignores it and investigates it impartially, these officials in Jiangnan may rise up to save their lives.
After seeing the prosperity of Jiangnan, Chen Huang had only silver left in his eyes. The letter said that whenever Jiangnan merchants evade taxes, they would evade ten penalties. According to this punishment, Tang Ning felt that he wanted to take back the ten-year tax revenue of Chen Guo at one time.
However, he could also understand the idea of Chen Huang's desperate need of money
After he left Beijing this time, he missed two major news, and these two things concern the survival of Chen State and attracted the hearts of all court officials.
Jiagu and Shuhu suppressed Wanyan's army for so long, and finally they could not be suppressed. The grassland situation reversed, and the Western Regions gradually grew into a threat to Chen State. Once these two places change, the Chen State's stability for decades will be completely changed.
Only when the national treasury has sufficient silver and food can you have the confidence to fight. The current situation in Chen State is very stable. As long as you can ensure food and salary, you can kill them with money. You don’t have to worry about being passively beaten.
In addition, he also heard about Feng Xiang’s resignation and implicating more than a dozen officials in Jiangnan.
Tang Ning thought the Tang family would seize this matter and pursue it relentlessly, so he made those arrangements. Unexpectedly, it was Feng Xiang who jumped out.
Since entering the officialdom, he has only traveled around the Hanlin Academy and the Sixth Ministry, and then went to the Xiaoqi Guard. The two prime ministers in the court had only met several times, had never said anything, and were not very familiar with them.
The impression of Feng Xiang is only found in the ears of hearing
It is said that he is upright and upright. He has scolded His Majesty more than once in front of all officials, and has not given the emperor mercy at all. He is called the contemporary Wei Zheng of Wei in the face of the emperor more than once.
In order to learn from Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Chen has always been generous with Feng Xiang's actions, except this time
Obviously, Jiangnan has become a sensitive word in Emperor Chen’s heart. Whoever touches who dies, the prime minister is no exception. Without Feng Xiang, wouldn’t Zhou Xiang immediately take it?
Speaking of Zhou Xiang, we have to mention Fang Hong. Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel replaced Feng Xiang's position, while Fang Hong took over his position and became the new Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel.
He was busy making money for Chen Huang in Jiangnan. He originally wanted to cheat the Tang family, but in the end, he actually made it cheaper for Fang Xiaoyue's uncle. The Fang family now has a minister of the Ministry of Revenue and a minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If Zhao Yuan was not too young and wanted to play girls but not emperor, the Fang family could not involve party disputes. With Chen Huang's suspicious nature, it would be impossible to hand over these two real power departments to the Fang family monopoly.
Chen Zhou walked in from outside, bowed and said: Sir, the rain has stopped, look at the weather, it should be sunny in the next few days
Tang Ning, who was in the moldy rain for half a month, was almost moldy. I wonder if Bai Juyi, who wrote about the beautiful Jiangnan and the scenery, had he experienced the embarrassment of washing his underwear and hanging it without drying it?
He didn't want to stay in this dark and wet room for a moment, so he stood up and said: Let them set off immediately. Just send two Zhanggu on the remaining two states on Jiangnan West Road to the west.
Chen Zhou responded and went out to make arrangements. Tang Ning walked out of the room and took a deep breath of fresh air.
The only benefit of plum rain for half a month is to clean the air and take a deep breath, which is full of refreshing and refreshing smell.
From here, you can enter Jiangnan East Road in just one day
Emperor Chen may have forgotten that they went to Jiangnan to eradicate the rebellious forces rather than raise money everywhere, Tang Ning himself did not forget.
However, he traveled all over Jiangnan West Road. Except for the Ezhou Governor's use of all things that should not appear in his hands, he did not find anything wrong.
He asked the governor of Ezhou, and the other party just admitted that his stuff was bought from an unknown merchant, but he just asked about it and found out the others.
Tang Ning was not sure if the officials from other prefectures had contact with the King of Qian as Gongsun Ying. He could not see local officials and ask others if they wanted to rebel. However, according to the current situation, the root cause of the Jiangnan Rebellion is likely to be in East Jiangnan Road.
The east of Jiangnan is farther away from the capital and richer. There are many wealthy businessmen who are rich and powerful. The families are mixed and have strong strength. Even the local governments should give in to them, or simply hold a big tree. Their influence in the local area is deeply rooted, and even the court should avoid them.
The foundation of the Tang family is here. If Tang Ning wants to complete the indicators set by Emperor Chen, he has to think of a solution from here.
Raozhou
As the last stop on Jiangnan West Road, leave Raozhou and three days before you go to Quzhou
On the day Tang Ning and the officials of the Ministry of Personnel left, officials from all over the country from Raozhou saw each other off for ten miles, and their reluctance was beyond words.
Lord Tang walked slowly!
All the good times...
When you return, be sure to come to Raozhou again and let us wait for all the landlords...
……
Before an official finished speaking, he was covered in his mouth and kicked him in the back
If this person really came to Raozhou on his return trip, wouldn’t they be frightened again?
Although this Lord Tang from the Ministry of Personnel is not as terrible as the legend has, his days in Raozhou have also caused trouble in the state.
Especially many of the merchants in Raozhou, he caught a handle and paid a lot of fines to the court.
Public security, population, official discipline... He doesn't seem to care much about these. He only cares about taxes and silver. It is not an exaggeration to describe him as loving money and life.
The governor of Raozhou stood on the official road, watched the carriages and horses go away, and slowly said: With his money-loving personality, he will definitely target those people. There are many tough characters from Jiangnan East Road...
……
From Raozhou, the closest is Quzhou
Quzhou has five counties under its jurisdiction, and the city of the city is built in Dingyang County. Before the group arrived at Zhoucheng, the station had already spread the news.
When they arrived outside the city, the governor of Quzhou and local officials all went out of the city to greet each other in person
The governor of Quzhou is a middle-aged man with a kind face. Tang Ning got off the carriage and greeted him with a smile: All the great masters are here, and I have been welcomed by you...
Tang Ning smiled and saw the courtesy with him. He was about to enter the city. His eyes were casually turned, his steps stopped, and his eyes were stopped on an official standing in the back row.
A hint of surprise appeared on his face. The governor of Quzhou looked at him and said in confusion: Lord Tang, what's wrong?
Tang Ning came back to his senses, withdrew his gaze, shook his head and said: It's okay
The officials of the Ministry of Personnel were still arranged at the post station. After the Quzhou governor made an appointment with them for the dust banquet tonight, he took the officials of Quzhou away.
Tang Ning walked out of the room and saw someone standing in the yard
He walked forward and asked with a smile: Brother Xu, why are you here?
A few years ago, he met Xu Qingyang when he was still in Lingzhou. At that time, he participated in the provincial examination as the second in the provincial examination. Although his performance was not very outstanding in the palace examination, he was not very good. Even if he did not enter the Hanlin Academy, he stayed in the capital. His future was unlimited and he should not have appeared here.
Xu Qingyang smiled a little embarrassedly and said: This matter is a long story.
In Tang Ning's impression, Xu Qingyang always appears with Zhang Yansheng. He seems to have never seen the two appear alone. When they see Xu Qingyang alone, they are still a little uncomfortable and smiled and joked: Brother Zhang isn't with you this time?
Brother Tang, it’s really you!
As soon as he finished speaking, a shocked voice suddenly came from behind him.
Tang Ning turned around and saw Zhang Yansheng standing at the gate of the station, looking at him in surprise.
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