Chapter 338: Heavy Reward

After Zhang Anshi finished his scolding.

The anger comes out and you feel better all of a sudden.

With that, he took his seat and looked at Gao Xiang.

Gao Xiang followed Zhang Anshi’s days are not short, and the two of them have developed some tacit understanding with each other.

At this moment, Zhang Anshi’s one look, Gao Xiang immediately understood.

He coughed, stood up, made a summary: “Gong master just now these words, is the words from the bottom of the heart, is for your own good, gentlemen …… we in this Taiping House, how many people eyeing, and how many people, just waiting to pick out a little bit of fault from us? ”

“The world is a dangerous place! Now this little mistake, the public master can still cover for you, to protect you, but once the accumulation of small mistakes into a big fault, then, it will be too late to regret.”

Gao Xiang has been floating around the sea for many years, and in fact, he already knew what the big guys were thinking.

So his words, in turn, made this nine counties up and down, one right up.

To be honest, they are where they are today solely because of Zhang Anshi’s implementation of the New Deal.

It can be said that if there is no New Deal, then they, the people, definitely belong to the losers in the officialdom.

They, the former officials, were in a sense actually the eliminated ones under the imperial examination system in the first place.

This New Deal has indeed achieved great results, but anyone knows very well that these results have also gained the grudges of countless people.

Now has not made any big mistake, is already being watched by people, for the people of the yin and yang, which if something really happened, that is absolutely not fun, by then, must be full of the dynasty has a mountain of general questioning, I’m afraid that even the Duke of Wei, can not be preserved.

Thus, the more we reach this point today, the more we need to walk on thin ice and not make any mistakes.

If not, that dynasty full of Hanlin and imperial historians, one by one, is by no means a saving grace.

Then all the people were busy saying solemnly, “Yes.”

Zhang Anshi was then satisfied and smiled at Gao Xiang, “It’s still Young Yin Gao who has spoken my mind.”

Gao Xiang then humbly said, “Where are the words, the next official is just a summary for the public master, it is not worth mentioning.”

Zhang Anshi then said: “Now the summer grain is collected, but the summer tax, but still not completely finished. The commercial tax is related to both the treasury’s money and food, but also related to the coming year, the year’s expenditure of the Taiping government, the matter is important, non-trivial, the problem of commercial tax, more complex than the grain tax, because of this, especially to be upbeat.”

The crowd listened attentively.

But at this moment, someone outside came hurriedly, “The Ministry of Appointments has come.”

Everyone was taken aback by this statement.

Though this was already on the horizon, I didn’t expect it to come this fast.

In a matter of moments, I saw walking a minister of mandarins Xu step in.

This is the new Ministry of the Ministry of Justice Gongkao Qingliangzhi Langzhong, as soon as the person arrives, he hurriedly went to Zhang Anshi in front of him, saluted and said, “My humble servant Huang Jing, I have met with His Excellency.”

Speaking of which, the Ministry of Mandarins has not eaten a lot of losses from the Taiping Mansion, folded a Shangshu, and this Huang Jing’s predecessor, so it can be said that before Huang Jing came, he was mentally prepared.

All in all, one has to honor this Duke of Wei.

He smiled apologetically at Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi looked at him calmly and said, “What is Langzhong Huang here for?”

Huang Jing was not long-winded and said bluntly, “By order of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I have come to read out some appointments.”

Zhang Anshi nodded and took his seat, then said, “Good, you read.”

Huang Jing made another salute and said, “This dares to be good, people have arrived quite a lot, by the Crown Prince’s imperial edict, said: the Taiping Prefectural Government Yin Gao Xiang ……”

When they heard that it was Gao Xiang who was reading, many of them were a bit confused.

Originally, I thought that Gao Xiang should not move, after all, he is already a young Yin.

And Gaoxiang is obviously very satisfied with his current position, anyway, following the Duke of Wei to play a hand, there will always be opportunities in the future.

Who knows ……

“Diligent and willing, familiar with the affairs of the Taiping Prefecture, he is hereby authorized to serve as the Prefect of the Taiping Prefecture with immediate effect ……”

Hear it here ……

Everyone was straight up confused.

You should know that the governor of Taiping Province …… is already the third grade ……

But more than a year ago, Gao Xiang was only a mere sixth grade Tongzhi.

This turn of events ……

Most importantly, Gaoxiang went straight from being a zookeeper to being the chief officer, and here, it’s a difference.

Because it is relatively rare for an adjutant to be promoted directly to the rank of principal officer, even if he is favored by his superiors, there will still be a need for a transition.

For example, in a case like Shao Yin, one might often go to the court to take up a ministry or a position among the Nine Ministers before one might be entrusted with an important position.

After all, this was the prefect of the foot of the Emperor, and his appointment was subject to a court push.

Not only that, now the situation of Taipingfu, who is clear. After all, the authority held is too big, so much money and food, and all the attention, its status, not in Yingtianfu prefect below, generally such appointments, is the emperor is more concerned about, often have a certain amount of trust in this person, the results of the court push out, the emperor is willing to nod.

And now, Gaoxiang, a man who was once a penniless man, is now …… directly known to the world in one fell swoop.

Gao Xiang was even frozen in place, obviously, he was more surprised than the others.

He was astonished, and he subconsciously said, “Wei …… Wei Guo Gong ……”

Huang Jing, on the other hand, smiled and said, “Prefect Gao, the Duke of Wei naturally has another appointment.”

All of a sudden, one by one, all the officials in the hall began to talk to each other, and everyone looked at Gao Xiang with excitement.

And Gaoxiang, up to now, still felt dizzy and actually didn’t know what to say.

Eventually, his eyes reddened and gradually filled with hot tears, first giving Zhang Anshi a grateful glance, in his opinion, without Zhang Anshi, there would never be his today.

Thereafter, he bowed down and headed in the direction of the Forbidden City, “I …… thank you for your kindness ……”

Immediately prostrate on the ground, not so much as a courtesy, but because …… he was weak in the legs and could no longer stand up.

Only he himself knows, more than a year ago, he also felt that his future, a glance can see the head, and even the possibility of going up to the governor’s office is not very likely.

On the one hand, it was his own shallow connections, and on the other hand, it was the fact that he had been stuck in the Taiping Mansion, making it difficult for him to make a name for himself.

But now, apparently, it’s completely different. He already has a place in the temple.

In the future, they will have the capital to boast about themselves to their children and grandchildren.

At that moment, his tears that overflowed his eyes, could not help but spill out, a moment of emotion, only to feel that the fate of the people, and the achievement of their own creation, since it is the Duke of Wei, of course, there is also the New Deal.

Huang Jing didn’t stop as he began to sing the names one by one in an orderly fashion.

There are really quite a lot of people who are going to be promoted, just some of them are here and some of them aren’t, more than three hundred of them.

This made Huang Jing think of the time of Emperor Taizu Gao.

At that time, he was still only in the Ministry of the Ministry of Justice to observe politics, he saw with his own eyes, when because of the empty seal case, cut off the heads of many officials, so much so that everyone is in danger, who does not know, who is next to lose the black veil, even because there are not enough jinshi, lifts are not enough, so much so that …… this side of the person’s head off, on the other side, there will be the Ministry of Justice to run to the National Zi Academy to find the The supervisors who are studying.

That scene, Huang Jing could never forget.

But now, here, it’s as if it’s all happening all over again.

Several of the magistrates he sang about, and even one of the co-conspirators, were actually just a secretary who didn’t even have an official body more than a year ago.

This Secretary has now been the county magistrate, at this time, once I heard that the promotion of the same know, people have almost fainted, only drowsy, even thank you also forgot, like eating drunkenness in general.

People have expectations about their future.

These official positions, if placed in the eyes of those noble Hanlin and the imperial historians, belong to the general exile, but in the eyes of these people who were once penniless, the mood of this carp leaping over the dragon door, can be imagined.

Everything was so sudden that, when this good thing came to him, he could not help but be caught off guard, and then burst into tears.

More than half an hour had passed before Huang Jing panted and made an ending.

At this time, his mouth was already dry, but he still smiled at Zhang Anshi and said, “Your Excellency …… has finished reading.”

Zhang Anshi’s reaction was fairly calm, nodding toward him, “Stay for a cup of tea?”

“No, no, no, no, no, no need ……” Huang Jing laughed: “Your Excellency is polite, the next official …… still need to go to resume orders.”

“So very good.” Zhang Anshi smiled, “Then I won’t see you off.”

“No need, no need.” The man said, and hurried away without delay.

Immediately afterward, this government office was abuzz.

Gao Xiang, however, stared straight at Zhang Anshi and said, “Is it possible that your lordship …… is no longer …… in charge of the subordinate officials and others?”

Hearing Gao Xiang’s words, many people calmed down at once.

Yes, we’ve all been promoted, and Gaoxiang has become the prefect, so it’s a complete success.

But we are not fools, they are the hardcore Zhang party, by following Zhang Anshi to implement the new policy, only today, this official is promoted, but then they still need to implement the new policy in the various counties in the various provinces, how many people do not intend to stare at them, they have long made an unknown number of enemies.

If Zhang Anshi no longer cares about this file, it will be bad ……

Everyone knows that the Duke of Wei is the big tree that can shelter them from the wind and rain, that’s why everyone is willing to put their lives on the line.

Otherwise, don’t look at them as prefects, governors, lesser governors, and magistrates, but what are they in the eyes of others?

Just now that the Ministry of Rites Gongkao Qingliang Division of the Langzhong, shaking his leg, is also enough for them to drink a pot of water.

Zhang Anshi scanned the crowd as he did, and instantly understood the crowd’s thoughts, so he smiled and said, “Ahem …… this well, it depends on your majesty’s meaning, we are all subjects, naturally …… ”

“Your Excellency ……” Gao Xiang even unconsciously raised his voice, anxious: “If so, the next official would rather not be this prefect, this prefect …… ”

“You guy, this is an appointment from the Ministry of Mandarins, do you think it’s child’s play?” Zhang Anshi said with a stern face.

After a pause, his face eased down, and said, “You can rest assured that there is no need to put this matter on the heart, this …… does not say that his majesty has his own decision, in short, this mess, I certainly can not put it.”

It wasn’t until late afternoon that a eunuch from the palace arrived at the Qixia.

The decree was read out, “Emperor Fengtian Chengyun, the edict said: the Duke of Wei, Taiping Province Prefect Zhang Anshi, ruling the land is meritorious, the work of the gods and goddesses of the earth and grain, the edict for the right governor of Zhili, governor of Taiping Province, Fengyang Province, Huai’an Province, Anqing Province, Chizhou matter, Qin.”

The gist is simple, but there is a lot of information in it.

Gao Xiang was along with Zhang Anshi to receive the decree, and immediately could not hide the great joy.

When the eunuch left, a group of officials from the palace surrounded Zhang Anshi.

This Gaoxiang said, “To set up an official position specifically for this purpose, it can be seen …… how much expectation His Majesty and the court have for the new government, the Duke of Wei …… not, the Governor …… ”

Gao Xiang still feels that it is more pleasant to call the Governor, “This is a sign that the new policy is about to be vigorously implemented ah, in this way, it is not in vain of the Governor’s painstaking efforts.”

It’s more than not a waste of hard work.

This may mean that the future …… of the Great Ming will be governed by a new government, so what happened in Taipingfu in the past one or two years, but to …… enter the annals of history ah, at that time, even he Gaoxiang, but also may be a big book.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the New Deal can really be extended, and the officials of the later generations are all the officials trained under the New Deal, otherwise it is a failure.

Zhang Anshi, on the contrary, said with a few moments of doubt: “His Majesty is so favorably disposed to me, but he has taught me to be caught off guard, but …… why is it the right governor? ”

After all, Gao Xiang is familiar with the world of human affairs, he strokes his beard, thought for a moment and said, “There is a right governor must have a left governor, and it is also specifically stated that it is the governor of the five prefectures. This means that the other eight prefectures of Zhili, must be governed by the left governor.”

Zhang Anshi a careful thought, will be reasoned to understand, can not help but curse: “Oops, I’m the right governor, rule is actually Anhui.”

Zhili in the Ming Dynasty was actually equivalent to the later provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu.

In later years, some people flirted with the idea that the provincial capital of Anhui is in Nanjing, which is actually not wrong, because in the Ming Dynasty, Anhui was in Nan Zhili, and the core of Nan Zhili was Nanjing.

Zhang Anshi was still happy in his heart when he heard this passage back then.

As a result …… now realize, I laugh at myself.

I, Zhang Anshi, am now in charge of …… Isn’t it the big part of Anhui Province?

“What?” Gaoxiang said.

Zhang Anshi then said, “What I mean is that what I have under my jurisdiction is mainly in the land of Huai.”

If you talk to Gaoxiang about Anhui, he may be a little confused, but if you say it is the land of Huaixi, Gaoxiang immediately understands.

So he advised: “This court is indeed unfair, Zhili the most affluent Jiangsu, Songjiang, Zhenjiang and other places, all under the jurisdiction of the left governor, but …… governor, this is the best result, we line of the new government, has been too striking, if the jurisdiction is Suzhou and other places, but not good. ”

Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows, “Why is that?”

Gao Xiang said: “the world’s great families, there are many from Suzhou, Zhenjiang and Songjiang and other places, where there are many readers, the gentry is more numerous, to implement the new policy there, it is inevitable to touch the fundamentals of the hundred officials, at that time …… really may have to meet each other, obviously the court or his majesty believes that the current Obviously, the court or His Majesty believes that the time is not yet ripe, and needs to be planned slowly. Governor, this kind of big break big thing, must not be too hasty, need to use the Qin people’s way.”

Zhang Anshi said in amazement, “The Qin’s way?”

Gao Xiang then said, “Today cut them five cities, tomorrow cut them ten cities, and when they are cut by a blunt knife and rise to look at the four borders, but they have already realized that the Governor has already soldiers under the city.”

Zhang Anshi was happy: “You readers are really interesting, you like to quote the classics for everything.”

Gao Xiang said, “The old ancestor’s approach may be placed in the present, when governing a party, it may not be of much use, but if it is taken to formulate a tao strategy, it is useful.”

Zhang Anshi pondered for a moment, then said, “I just don’t know, who is this left governor.”

Gao Xiang said, “The Governor is the positive second rank, than the Bu Zheng Zheng Envoy but also a higher grade, so that words, in all likelihood, is the court important minister to fill …… and since after the court push …… then, the reason why the Governor’s will will come to be late, is because …… today there must be a great controversy. Is because …… today’s court push, must have occurred a great controversy, so came late.”

After a pause, he went on to say, “The candidate for the right governor, must be the governor you, this point, we all know well, I’m afraid that the ministers do not dare to make an article on this. But …… the candidate for the left governor …… I think …… the controversy must be extremely great.”

Gao Xiang thought for a moment and continued; “In that case, this person’s identity must be extraordinary, and it must be the result of the dynastic eunuchs after they colluded. Moreover, in my humble opinion, there must be someone …… who wishes to borrow this left governor to check and balance the governor.”

Zhang Anshi, on the contrary, appeared unimpressed and smiled, “Who cares who he is, it’s none of my business! Whoever it is, it has nothing to do with me, what checks and balances, who wants to check and balance with him? I’ll mind my own business with him.”

Gao Xiang smiled bitterly and said, “That’s true, this is something that the Guns in the court will have a headache, now that His Majesty and the Crown Prince have made their attitudes clear, no matter who the left governor is, it has nothing to do with the governor.”

Zhang Anshi nodded and said, “Nowadays, I am both the governor, you are also the prefect, this new policy …… fire is almost the same! It is that I don’t know …… how much this year’s commercial tax has been collected, by then out of the approximate number, next, we have to draw up a good budget early, and then, we have to do a big job.”

“On top of that …… we’re going to push for a new law.”

Gaoxiang said in surprise, “A new law?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Of course, if the name is not correct, then the words, without a complete set of decrees, how to constrain the behavior of all people?”

Gao Xiang frowned and said, “If so, I am afraid that my officials are worried ……”

Zhang Anshi calmly said, “Then change the name …… of this matter, you to think, you know what I mean, it is like …… the Jingdan, you have to find a name that is not against the ancestral system, but also to say the name. ”

“This kind of thing, I am not good at, you are good at. If you can’t think of it, call down all the lower people, these people, are all trustworthy, they and we share the same suffering over, now it is already a resting place, call everyone together to brainstorm.”

Gao Xiang never thought that the first thing that he, the prefect, did was to drill the loopholes of the ancestral law.

At that moment, it can only smile bitterly and say, “Then …… the next official think about it.”

Zhang Anshi then added: “There is also the commercial tax …… of Taipingfu like this, tomorrow I want to go to the palace to thank you for the grace, you think of a way this night, give me a rough number of discount to, I go to the audience with His Majesty, or have an explanation.”

Gao Xiang said with difficulty, “Can only estimate, and the error is not small, may be in one or two percent up and down fluctuation, after all, the real commercial tax into the treasury, at least have to wait for the end of the month it.”

Zhang Anshi said in disbelief, “It’s your estimation that’s wanted.”

“Then my humble servant has a good time figuring it out.”

Zhang Anshi waited directly until the latter part of the night before Gao Xiang, with dark circles under his eyes, arrived at the light house and delivered the book to Zhang Anshi.

Zhang Anshi, however, looked directly at him and said, “How much is the number, tell me straight.”

Gao Xiang then seriously said, “My humble servant’s calculation is more conservative, it is two million two hundred thousand dollars.”

“Pfft ……” Zhang Anshi spewed out a mouthful of tea, “How can it be so much, several times that of last year?”

The answer, amazing enough!

Gao Xiang then said, “This year more, merchants gathered, plus …… so much trading, there are several workshop areas, not to mention, so many mines, and then, we added six counties, not to mention the Qixia and the county, let alone the townships of the bazaar, and now the stores are also lined. ”

Zhang Anshi fixed his mind and said, “Organize a copy of last year’s money and grain book for me as well. Oh, and, do you know the number of Yingtianfu?”

This is really difficult for Gaoxiang “Ah …… this ……”

Zhang Anshi smiled and said; “Think of a way, get it for me, even if you do not have it on your side, the Ministry of Revenue always has it, right, go to the Ministry of Revenue’s people, tell him that I, Zhang Anshi, want a copy of Yingtianfu, and a copy of Suzhou’s …… teach them to deliver it before noon tomorrow.”

Gaoxiang was confused, “What do we need theirs for?”

Zhang Anshi hemmed and hawed, and replied, “You call some more clerks from the government, and I’ll teach them to make something.”

Gaoxiang: “……”

A secretary official came with a few clerks, and they were pitiful, accompanying Gaoxiang for a night without sleeping, and by now their eyes were already fighting.

However, when they heard that Zhang Anshi had invited them to go, they immediately put ice water on their faces, while shaking their spirits and coming over, saluting.

Zhang Anshi said casually, “It’s hard work in the middle of the night.”

This secretary official said with a serious expression, “Serving the governor …… is willing to die.”

Zhang Anshi laughed, “You guy …… has a sweet mouth.”

This official directly snapped, kneeled down, said: “Governor, the words of the subordinate, are from the heart, absolutely no falsehoods. The next official …… the next official has been Huaian Fu Shanyang County, today, is the last day in the government office on duty, the next official …… the next official …… a under the official, if not the Governor ……”

Said …… almost choking.

Zhang Anshi stood up and said, “So that’s how it is, when you get there, do a good job and don’t disgrace me.”

“Naturally.” The Secretary said, “The life of the subordinate is …… in the future.”

“Hush.” Zhang Anshi said, “Don’t say these words, your life will always be your own, just give me a good job! Come, you get up, I teach you to make a kind of thing, you do as I do, have a ruler? And …… take a small pen.”

A few moments later, this secretary led several clerks to prepare the ruler, and also prepared the ink, paper and inkstone.

Zhang Anshi began to spread out the paper in front of them, measured the ruler, and began to draw the form.

It didn’t take long for a four-square form to be drawn.

The crowd was confused, thinking that Zhang Anshi was painting, but then realized that it was not.

Zhang Anshi then, again in this one space, began to fill in the words, written: Taiping Province, Suzhou Province, Songjiang Province, Yingtian Province and so on the words.

And the first cell of the vertical column continues to fill in the blanks.

A deep look of incomprehension permeated the faces of the crowd.

So someone couldn’t help but say, “Dudu, this is ……”

Zhang Anshi wrote while smiling, “This is called a form ……”

“Form ……”

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