Chapter 1354 Xin Zijuan The setting sun, grass and trees are the way of officials

  Mei Zhiye's face turned cold, this Lu Zhaoling was too presumptuous.

  Of course he didn't like Feng Ziying, and he knew that Feng Ziying came to Shuntian Mansion to cause trouble, but he never thought of mixing with Lu Zhaoling and the others.

  Too many people's interests were involved in the Xishan kiln, not only Lu Zhaoling, but also many people and officials in the government office were involved, but it was unexpected that Lu Zhaoling was the first to jump out.

   "Lu Zhaoling, is this something you should ask about?" Mei Zhiye's tone was like icy scum coming out of his teeth.

"Master Mei, it's just the two of us here, so let's keep it clear. Master Feng has his own ideas. He wants to do a big business. We don't have any objections to using the number as a voucher for promotion in the future. , but why do you want to hold on to the matter of Xishan kiln? If you really have the ability and courage, go to toss about the matter of Tongzhou warehouse."

  Lu Zhaoling was not intimidated by Mei Zhiye's tone. Since he dared to confront Mei Zhiye, he naturally relied on him.

"When did this Xishan kiln start? Yuanxi began to have it in the past 20 years, and it has been 30 to 40 years now. There are so many governors and ministers, and they are all fools and fools, and they all eat vegetarian meals in corpses? This Is it unreasonable?" Lu Zhaoling said in a calm tone, "He's going to use his own family to destroy everyone's way of making money. Is that good?"

  Mei Zhiye narrowed his eyes, and gave the other party a glance, "Lu Zhaoling, what's the point of you telling me this?"

"Master Mei, although you haven't been in power for long, everyone in the mansion recognizes you very much. Even Lord Fu Yin praised you very much. I heard that this year's evaluation by the officials of the 'big plan' is also excellent. , even if he failed to be promoted this time, it must be coming soon..."

  Mei Zhiye remained silent, but he wanted to hear what kind of medicine this guy was selling in his gourd.

"Presumably who is involved in the Xishan Kiln, the adults probably know a thing or two, this Xishan is located in a remote place, sparsely populated, and this coal has been supplied to the officials and people of the capital city for decades, and the consumption is huge every year. I don’t know? Why is everyone ignoring it? To put it bluntly, if the official in Beijing only relied on the salary, how many people would be able to buy a house in the city to support their family? Can everyone have some spare money and opportunities to find some money, otherwise so many people in the procuratorate will be blind and deaf?" Lu Zhaoling said angrily: "If the Supreme Emperor is sympathetic to the veterans and warriors who follow him, then the emperor's enthronement It's been seven or eight years, and Nei Ku Zai Kong didn't say anything about this idea, he would rather open the sea, do you really think the emperor doesn't know about this?"

Mei Zhiye was slightly moved, not to mention that what Lu Zhaoling said was not unreasonable, everyone in the capital knew about the Xishan Kiln, and many folk songs were compiled, it is impossible for Long Jinwei and the Metropolitan Procuratorate not to I know, but for so many years, no one has moved.

"Master Feng wants to earn political achievements, we can all understand, but Shuntian Mansion Yin is no better than other places, it's not a place where you can do whatever you want, what he did in Yongping Mansion won't work, There are just a bunch of country bumpkins over there, at most they are just yelling at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but can they do this in the capital city?"

Lu Zhaoling sneered, "I heard that Mr. Feng went to Tongzhou. There are tens of thousands of warehouses gathered in the thoroughfare of Tongzhou. If he really wants to make political achievements, he should start from Jingcang. Why didn't he see any action on the Jingcang issue? But rushing to move the Xishan Kiln? Or maybe Master Feng is planning to come and clean it up himself, so that everyone can know who is in charge of this Shuntian Mansion?"

Mei Zhiye was also agitated, and this possibility could not be ruled out. The Feng family is extremely extravagant now. Apart from her father being the governor of Liaodong, this Feng Ziying also seems to be a good hand at making money. He has heard of this Yongping The ransoming of the captured soldiers in the Fujing Camp was basically done by someone who had something to do with Feng Ziying, so that's all. After all, Feng Ziying made great contributions in the battle of Yongping Mansion.

   But now that Feng Ziying wants to reach out to Xishan Kiln again, is it really just out of passion and justice? Mei Zhiye didn't believe it at all.

   Seeing that Mei Zhiye's face changed slightly, Lu Zhaoling felt more at ease. As long as Mei Zhiye was moved, it would be much easier to deal with many subsequent things.

"Master Mei, we are not unreasonable people, but since Master Feng came to our Shuntian Mansion to be an official, he has to mention the brothers below to think about it. He should also consider many things. What's the point of an anticlimactic ending? Could it be that with just one word from him, all Xishan kilns will be closed and no longer be produced? Then how can the capital city continue this winter?"

  A series of rhetorical questions made it difficult for Mei Zhiye to answer.

"Whether it's high-ranking officials or ordinary people in the capital city, when will they not burn charcoal for a living? Mr. Feng set his sights on Xishan Kiln as soon as he came. We don't like to judge, but one thing is certain, Xishan Kiln will not disappear, if so, then these kiln mouths will still be in the hands of some people, so what's the point of manipulating them at will?"

  Mei Zhiye's state of mind slowly calmed down at this time, and he focused on the other party: "Zhao Ling, you have talked so much with me, what do you want?"

"No matter how much I say, my lord will not change his mind just because of what I say." Lu Zhaoling smiled, "Actually, I just want to say one thing, my lord just sit on the sidelines and wait until you think it's appropriate and you have the opportunity to go further." Advice is enough, whether it is support, opposition, or advice, whatever the adults think is, whatever is beneficial to the adults, the adults will do it, how about it?"

  Mei Zhiye was really throbbing at this time. What does this mean? It means that the opponent has enough confidence to counter Feng Ziying's strategy, and believes that if Feng Ziying wants to attack Xishan Kiln, it will not achieve any results.

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  Feng Ziying did not expect that her random understanding of the situation would cause such an uproar.

In fact, he didn't have many substantive measures. It was nothing more than learning more about the industrial and mining production in Shuntian Prefecture from the workshop, and by the way, he brought the relevant coal and iron mine documents to his office and listed them in detail. , This immediately attracted the attention of many interested people, and even began to inquire in various ways and channels.

Feng Ziying didn't explain much, and she didn't even bother to explain, and just followed her own way of thinking, which aroused the uneasiness of many people. Thinking of Feng Ziying's Qing army in Yongping Mansion and the means of cleaning up hidden households, they were a little worried that Feng Ziying would He will not and will not follow the routine to make a sneak attack.

The comment Feng Ziying got in the assessment by the Ministry of Officials was "Courage to do things", which also means that Feng Ziying is determined and resolute in doing things, even unscrupulous, no wonder people are worried that he will be so desperate in Shuntian beat.

To be honest, Feng Ziying's original intention was to prepare for the construction of similar coal-iron complexes in Zunhua and Miyun in the future. He hadn't thought about the Xishan kiln. I didn't expect that I was about to be squeezed out, so I just said a few more words, but I didn't expect that it would cause so many people to be nervous.

The Zunhua Iron Factory needs to coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War. The iron factory is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, but the iron materials it produces are used by the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of War, so it needs to negotiate with the two. Now Zunhua Iron Factory is in trouble. , backward technology, low efficiency, poor quality, serious corruption, and overstaffing made the Military Weapons Bureau very dissatisfied.

  The situation here in Miyun used to be only a few privately run small iron mines, but they are almost negligible. This is the focus of Feng Ziying's current attention.

  Miyun was almost destroyed by the Mongol invasion last year, and a large number of refugees flocked to the capital, which put a lot of pressure on the capital.

Even after driving away and attracting relief, less than 40,000 of Miyun's original population of more than 100,000 people have gone back. In addition, there are about 20,000 to 30,000 people hiding in the mountains, and there are still 20,000 to 30,000 wandering outside. In addition to the refugees who fled from Huairou, Changping, Yingzhou, Pinggu and other places, there are still 70,000 to 80,000 refugees temporarily living inside and outside the capital.

Introducing the capital of Shanxi merchants and the skilled craftsmen and technology of Zhuangji, Miyun will soon be able to produce results, especially after the military riots last year, a large number of refugees who were displaced can become the primary labor force of these iron mines and iron factories, even without using Leaving home can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

A big mansion like Shuntian Mansion can’t be built up just by doing a certain job. Wu Daonan has no interest in government affairs, so Feng Ziying must seize the opportunity. Look at Wu Daonan’s few years in Shuntian Mansion. Business is not active, except for enlightenment, Wu Daonan has basically done nothing else.

   It seems that this is a real literati and pure minister, but how does this benefit the common people?

Feng Ziying still has fewer people under his command now. Although Wang Wenyan has recruited a few dissatisfied scholars and down-and-out dismissed officials to help plan, but in this stall in the yamen, apart from Fu Shi who has gone through a few After some trials, Feng Ziying really didn't dare trust others to those who could be included.

   You have to take your time. Although Feng Ziying is anxious in her heart, she also knows that the affairs of Shuntian Mansion need to be carried out step by step. Both timing and strategy must be considered, otherwise the force of backlash will sometimes make you waste your speed.

   But as long as you persist in this way, when the opportunity is ripe, you will strike one, in order to succeed in one fell swoop, and once you succeed, you can use the opportunity to accumulate some prestige and attract some people who serve you. Over time, you will strive for great success.

  This is the way of being an official, isn't it?

  (end of this chapter)