Chapter 602: Dingzi Roll Sweet Pastry

 After scolding all the people in the Zhongshushe who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to have some fun, Guan Yingzhen let out a breath of filth.

Thinking about these villains who linger like mosquitoes and flies, Guan Yingzhen's originally good mood was ruined a lot. But putting aside these annoyances, Guan Yingzhen was very excited about the good start of Zhongshu Ke. .

 It was the right move to let Feng Ziying go to Yangzhou.

Feng Ziying had always hoped that Lian Guoshi would go to Yangzhou with him. Lian Guoshi even offered to assist Feng Ziying and serve as his deputy. However, Guan Yingzhen still refused on the grounds that Zhongshu was equivalent to overthrowing and starting over and he needed a right-hand man. This opinion left the practice of state affairs behind.

 The reason why he needs to practice state affairs as an assistant is superficial. Guan Yingzhen knows Feng Ziying's creativity and does not want him to be restricted.

Even if Lian Guo Shi clearly expressed his willingness to be an assistant, after all, Lian Guo Shi was Feng Ziying's senior brother, and he became a Hanlin Academy editor earlier than Feng Ziying. If Lian Guo Shi raised different opinions, Feng Ziying would have to respect them to some extent, otherwise he would inevitably feel resentful. The rift affects their relationship and future work.

Guan Yingzhen knows Lian Guoshi's character. He is calm and generous, with strong coping and execution abilities, but he is slightly lacking in pioneering and breakthrough. It should be said that he and Feng Ziying have formed a very tacit complementarity, but When to let them partner up, you need to grasp the heat.

 The time is now.

Feng Ziying has fully established her prestige in the minds of this group of classmates. If the Western Xinjiang rebellion allowed Feng Ziying to establish her own voice in military affairs, then this time the opening of the sea has allowed Feng Ziying to fully consolidate her position in the household department. , the influence of the Ministry of Industry on these affairs.

 A royalties income that exceeds 20% of the best estimate of the Ministry of Revenue, and another income from the Dongfan Salt Service that is like a stroke of God, will make the entire Ministry of Revenue, the cabinet, and even the emperor overjoyed.

If what Feng Ziying said in the letter is true, based on these two statements alone, even if Feng Ziying reveals something big in Jiangnan, the court will have to cover it up for him.

Whoever can easily get back two million taels of silver for the court within a month or two should be a hero of the court. As long as it is not a crime of rebellion, the court will have to find a way to help him.

The various information revealed by Feng Ziying in the letter should be more than that. This is what shocked the cabinet ministers and officials. You must know that the Kaihai Bond has not been mentioned yet. If it is not enough, it will cost 500,000 taels. Should there be more?

Guan Yingzhen did not consider the matter of the bank for the time being. After all, it was a stock raising loan. What the court needed now was money that could be used in real money. Although the Kaihai Bond was nominally a loan, it was based on sea taxes. For the mortgage, it was really not feasible for the Shipping Department to hand over the annual sea tax revenue to these merchants, and the money was left to the people. However, the income from this bond was real income for the imperial court.

Such a generous income allowed Feng Ziying to complete a project in a month or two. It was almost ten times faster than the kind of donation the imperial court had done before, and there were no sequelae. This achievement was enough for Feng Ziying to stand proudly. Science and technology scholars are at the top of the list.

Even students such as Lian Guoshi, Yang Sichang, and Huang Zunsu, who never disobey others, have to admit that Feng Ziying is already a step ahead of them.

Now if Lian Guoshi, Fan Jingwen and others are asked to go to Yangzhou to help Feng Ziying, they can consciously correct their attitude and obey Feng Ziying's arrangements. In addition, Feng Ziying should also sort out the relevant affairs in a month or two, and this is exactly what happened. Students can help to deal with it.

Thinking of this, Guan Yingzhen felt relieved, and the discomfort caused by all the troubles he encountered before dissipated a lot.

However, just because a lot of it has disappeared does not mean that it is gone. Even the Supreme Emperor, who had been invisible for a long time, couldn't help but send someone to intervene, which made Guan Yingzhen very angry.

However, he was still angry. Guan Yingzhen, who was struggling in the temple, naturally knew the capabilities of this man. Forbearance was the basic ability. He was not qualified to directly confront the Supreme Emperor.

If he didn't want his official career as the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the chief secretary of the Ministry of Finance to end, he had to accompany the other party in a pleasant manner. Ye Xianggao and Qi Yongtai both reminded him in a subtle way that they would offend the other party.

It seems that Dongfan Salt Affairs has indeed made many people jealous, but few people are willing to take a second look at Dongfan Tuokeng. Guan Yingzhen couldn't help but shake his head when he thought of this.

Seeing Lian Guoshi and Fang Zhenru filing in, Guan Yingzhen naturally knew what these guys were planning.

However, we have to give these guys a good beating to get rid of their arrogance. When they go to work below, they are not as casual as in the Zhongshu Department. Every word and deed represents the court, and they must not lose the face of the court.

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When Chai Ke excitedly rushed into the household office, Zheng Jizhi hurriedly tried to hide out, but couldn't find the time.

Being blocked in the room by Chai Ke, Zheng Jizhi simply pretended to be dead and sat in the official hat chair with his eyes closed without saying a word, letting Chai Ke talk endlessly.

"Brother Boxiao, you are just pretending to be here all day, and I have to accompany you. Don't think that you are trying to get away with this appearance. The money in the Hubu Bank's bank does not belong to you Zheng Jizhi alone, nor does it belong to your Hubu. We belong to the same family, this belongs to the imperial court, don’t think that you can do whatever you want just by holding the money bag..."

Zheng Jizhi couldn't help it anymore and opened his eyes, "Zishu, please speak more politely and don't try to smear someone's innocence out of thin air. I, Uncle Zheng, live up to my filial piety and cannot be condescending. It's too much for you to ruin someone's reputation like this." ? That is the money of the imperial court, but based on Feng Ziying's two letters, you will ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate it for you immediately. Is there such a thing in the world? You are not afraid that something will happen suddenly in the south of the Yangtze River. At that time, your Ministry of War will be responsible for the west. Did you make a mistake in Xinjiang and cause trouble?"

"Humph, brother Boxiao, don't use such language to shirk me. I know in my heart whether the money from Jiangnan will come back on time. You just need the Ministry of Revenue to make arrangements for me. I don't know what you have planned yet. Don't use this kind of delaying tactics on me. Li Sancai needs money, but I don't need it here? Don't think that I didn't know that Li Sancai came to your house yesterday..."

Zheng Jizhi was also furious. There really were no secrets in the capital. Of course he knew that Lieutenant Long had an informant in his house, and it didn't matter to him. But how did Chai Ke know that Li Sancai had come to his door?

"Zishu, you should know that the water transport cannot be guaranteed. The Gaojiayan area has reached the time when it must be repaired. In addition, the Yellow River has burst almost every year in the past few years. If it is not repaired, Li San is worried that there will be a big trouble." Zheng Jizhi looked serious, "This is also the unanimous opinion of Jin Qing and Chengfeng. I am not the only one who has this attitude."

"Then the food and salary supply in Western Xinjiang will not be replenished?" Chai Ke's face also darkened, and his tone was no longer polite.

“It’s not that we don’t want to repair it, but that we need to temporarily slow it down. If the canal transport and the Yellow River are not repaired during the dry season, it will be too late for the rainy season to come in another two months.” Zheng Jizhi sighed.

"I don't know that it's also difficult in Xijiang, but the steamed buns are only so big. It depends on whether Ziying's money can be available as soon as possible. Don't you trust Feng Ziying a lot? Maybe he can still give us something. It brings some surprises. Guandongxian came to make a fuss with me a few days ago. I just wanted to send one or two officials to help Feng Ziying. He is like a hen protecting her young. I always feel that the Ministry of Household Affairs is going to give him the title of middle school secretary. Now that you have the power of Ke, then go ahead and urge Guan Dongxian, and as long as the money can be returned immediately, I will naturally make arrangements for you."

Chai Ke was blocked and speechless, but he also knew that what others said was right. It was the dry season now. If we don't act quickly, the rainy season would come. Once the Yellow River bursts, it would be a big trouble.

He was only pursuing his own affairs in his position. He was the minister of the Ministry of War, so of course he had no control over the affairs of the Ministry of Works. Li Sancai's life and death had nothing to do with him.

If supplies from Western Xinjiang cannot be brought in, problems will arise in Shazhou and Hami, and this is their own responsibility.

Over there, Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong were quarreling with Zhang Jingqiu all day long, demanding to speed up the supply guarantee for Xuanda and the construction of Denglai's shipyard. Thinking of these gave Chai Ke a headache.

Everything is done for this silver, and everyone is focused on this silver, but how can there be so much silver?

Feng Ziying probably didn't even know that the money he had had hadn't been negotiated yet. The court had already divided it up, and it wasn't even enough, right?

It looks like we have to find Guan Yingzhen for a while. After all, Zheng Jizhi, himself, and Guan Yingzhen are all from Huguang, but now they are acting like black-eyed chickens, refusing to give in to each other and not afraid of outsiders' jokes. .

Thinking of this, Chai Ke decided to go out and rush to Zhong Shuke Mansion.

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"It seems that we have to rely on ourselves. Zhang Jingqiu is now focused on Liaodong, and Li Chengliang has given up his job. There is no one to take over. The cabinet is also in a state of confusion. If the cabinet and the Ministry of Household Affairs do not come up with a proper response Come, I guess no one wants to go to Liaodong."

 The prince took some time to sit back in his chair and took a leisurely sip of tea.

"Humph, Brother Ziteng, you feel at ease. I can't afford to wait here. Whoever wants to go to the Governor of Jiliao? Don't those civil servants all think highly of themselves? Then they can go and look at this place. Are you so easy to defend? Can you win a battle just by talking? Anyway, if I don’t go, Xuanda will be in a mess. Brother Ziteng, you are really unkind."

Niu Jizong's face was frighteningly gloomy, but Wang Ziteng didn't care.

"Brother Jizong, don't say that. I was just like that from Beijing Camp to Xuanda University. You expect me to repair so many holes in Xuanda University in one or two years. I am not that capable. Besides, Ningxia Rebellion, Shanxi and Datong Troops have been sent out from both towns, shouldn't I be blamed for this hole? You should go to Chai Ke. Isn't he the right minister and the governor of the three sides? You are fighting for him again. "

 (End of this chapter)