Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 241
"On the court side, please ask Chang Shi."

Zhu Yixi said in a soft voice, Zhang Shenyan, who had been the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was the most suitable for this job, and all his connections could be used.

"Yes!" Zhang Shenyan nodded in response.

The next discussion is the repair of official roads and post stations, which is not only good for politics and people's livelihood, but also excellent for the military.

Since the Kingdom of China, post stations have been divided into three types, namely, Shuima Station, Jidipu, and Delivery Station, and Shuima Station is further divided into Mayi Station and Shuiyi Station.

Of course, this was abbreviated by Emperor Taizu. In fact, there were many types of post stations in the Yuan Dynasty. In addition, there were sedan chair stations, railway stations, donkey stations, dog stations, and so on.

The water horse station is a conventional post station, which receives civil and military officials.

One principle to follow is that the distance between the two places is exactly one day. Generally, the horse station is [-] to [-] miles away, and the water station is [-] miles away.

Urgent delivery shop is the most familiar post station for military affairs and urgent official documents. It is rare in the mainland, and most of them are in border areas.

"Every ten, fifteen, or twenty miles, there is a shop."

For example, Shibalipu, which is often mentioned in Wulin waizhuan, got its name because of the post station.

The delivery station received animals such as cattle, sheep and horses, which was a collection of cattle stations, donkey stations, and dog stations in the Yuan Dynasty.

Therefore, the three major customers of the post station are people, documents, and animals, which are related to the operation of the imperial court, which is equivalent to the veins of the human body.

In the later period, the survey and cooperation for receiving officials were also sold, and the silver allocated by the imperial court was filled into private pockets. In order to save these 100,000 taels, Chongzhen abolished the post station in the second year.

The abolition of the water horse station does not matter, after all, it is to receive officials, but the abolition of the express delivery station and the delivery station will make the entire Ming Dynasty almost paralyzed, and it is all supported by the Grand Canal.

"The express delivery station must be repaired first, and it will be the water horse station in the future."

After listening to the explanation for a long time, His Royal Highness King Yu said: "Military situation and official documents, there is no room for delay."

"There must be unimpeded access between each government."

"Each post station repairs about a hundred taels, and only needs to allocate ten thousand taels a month."

Zhao Shu said skillfully that all this had been calculated in his mind long ago.

Yan Chongxin frowned. Hearing what he said, he needed to use commercial tax!
But he glanced at Zhao Shu, the Military and Political Secretary controls the treasury, and he should be aware of the allocation of funds.

"Your Highness, the Transshipment Department really has no spare power."

Sensing King Yu's gaze, Yan Chongxin hurriedly said.

The imperial court's blockade and the Anqing mansion's tax card really made it difficult for him to expand his income. Besides, Lingnan's one didn't work, and he really couldn't recruit in a short time.

"Your Highness, the summer tax in Sichuan is approaching, and it can be spent."

Yan Chongxin came to a sudden realization, this is because the drunkard didn't want to drink.

"The land of Sichuan, after all, the shogunate can't really control it, and it's hard to know how much it will be taxed."

Zhu Yixi nodded, with a look of embarrassment on his face: "In this way, the transshipment company can go to Sichuan, and it will also pay a lot of taxes in terms of business taxes, and it can increase a lot of revenue."

"This——" Yan Chongxin hesitated, did he know how hated he was, without King Yu's support, he went to Sichuan to collect taxes, so he wouldn't be eaten?
"Sun Changzhou!"

"I'm humble."

"Carefully select some people to protect Yan Zhangsi to go to Sichuan. In addition, I will pick out a thousand people from the personal camp to serve as your guards."

King Yu looked at Yan Chongxin's panicked face with a smile, and said involuntarily, "This time, it's enough!"

"Not only must you abide by the commercial tax, but you must also supervise the collection of the spring and autumn taxes. It is related to the fiscal revenue of the shogunate. You must not be negligent."

"I obey!" Yan Chongxin reluctantly complied.

Zhang Shenyan was silent and didn't say anything more.

Last year, the king of Henan chased the thieves in the west, obviously not just to suppress thieves. Even though Wang Yingxiong, a member of the Donglin party, was the governor of Sichuan, his ambition for Sichuan was extremely deep.

Therefore, this time, due to insufficient taxation for repairing the station, the only way to start is to collect business tax and start interfering in Sichuan's affairs.

After all, Sichuan is so rich, how could His Royal Highness King Yu let him stay outside the rule of the shogunate?

He learned that Zhao Guangyuan and Qin Yiming guarded Chengdu in the military, and now they began to infiltrate and interfere in taxation, swallowing Sichuan step by step.

If it was before, he would definitely condemn it, but now that he is in the shogunate, he can only pretend to be deaf and dumb, and he is even quite happy in his heart.

The shogunate is strong, and his power will naturally increase.

After a superficial meeting was over, only Yan Chongxin was in a bad mood, and everyone else was still unsatisfied.

Zhang Shenyan watched the others leave, and he also calmly took the carriage and returned to his new house.

"Master!" Zhang Wencheng served tea carefully, and asked expectantly:
"How comfortable are you now?"

"The shogunate is not bad."

Zhang Shenyan sipped his tea and sighed, "Deliberating in an orderly manner is much more comfortable than the endless quarrels in Nanjing."

Seeing this, Zhang Wencheng was relieved.

The master has a bright future, how can my own future be obscure?
"Work hard!"

Zhang Shenyan didn't know what he was thinking, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "Military and Political Department has a bright future, and you will benefit when the time comes."

With a smile, Zhang Wencheng wisely left the study.

And Zhang Shenyan gathered his sleeves, began to grind the ink, and began to write.

He thought over and over again, the first letter still had to be written to the leader Qian Qianyi, who was too important to be bypassed.

In Nanjing, another imperial meeting will be held.

The content revolves around the letter from King Yu, requesting to get rid of the imperial court's idea of ​​"borrowing captives to suppress thieves" and to terminate the peace talks with the Manchus.

This time, he immediately stepped on the heels of the Nanjing court, and the cabinet was furious from top to bottom.

Ma Shiying even rarely criticized King Yu, saying that he tried to collude with intruders and sit in a big place.

Ruan Dacheng, who was a counselor, remained silent with an ugly expression on his face.

The Donglin party members were equally aggressive and critical, and no one dared to shrink back under the morality of avenging the late emperor.

Emperor Hongguang expressed silence, he still wanted to enjoy more blessings.

After the anticlimactic end, Qian Qianyi returned home exhausted.

At this time, the letter from Xiangyang was placed on the desk.

"Zhang Shenyan?"

Qian Qianyi was taken aback, opened it up and looked, and was furious: "You actually condescend to King Yu, you have no shame, no shame!"

It is too sensational that the dignified former Minister of the Ministry of Officials actually took the post of fifth-rank chief historian.

Liu Rushi twisted her slender waist, was slightly startled, read the letter once, and then said: "What Zhang Butang said, he is trying to educate King Yu, he has no choice but to."

"I have no choice? He is greedy for power."

Qian Qianyi cursed, but also slowed down, and confided: "However, with King Yu's support, we can speak louder in the court."

Thinking about it, he pondered carefully, his eyes became brighter and brighter: "Isn't the reason why Ma Shiying controls the cabinet is the support of the four towns in Jiangbei?"

"Bringing King Yu in is enough to maintain the balance."

"My lord, King Yu is not lacking in power and reputation, why should he participate in this matter?"

Liu Rushi's beautiful eyes flashed slightly, and she said in a deep voice: "Sitting in Huguang, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and millions of people, it can be said to be a first-class military town in the world."

"The concubine really can't think of it, except for that position, there is really no need for King Yu to participate."

"The location?"

Qian Qianyi was taken aback, and quickly shook his head and said: "The throne belongs to King Lu, and it must not be handed over to King Yu. Even King Gui is stronger than King Yu."

The reason why the Donglin Party supports Lu Wang is not because he is not familiar with the place of life, and he has no civil and military officials under his command, so he can operate easily.

King Gui, King Rui, etc., have been in the domain for many years, and they are the first to be ruled out.

And King Yu, who has a complete shogunate, is even more impossible, absolutely impossible.

"It can only be used, not penetrated."

Qian Qianyi pulled himself out of his joy, sighed and said, "He keeps saying that he is loyal to Daming, but his wolfish ambition is already clearly revealed."

(End of this chapter)