prosperous age

Chapter 147 Chapter 146 Talk
Just revealed the news that Zhang Jing, the minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, was captured by the imperial court. Zeng Yuanshu noticed that not only the people at his table, but also the students at the surrounding tables looked over curiously, waiting for him to give an answer. Flutter up.

In the past two years, Zeng Yuanshu has been staying in Nanchang City, so it is inevitable that he has less contact with these old classmates, so these days he runs here when he has nothing to do, and hangs out with his old classmates.

After a pause for a while, the eyes of many people had changed a little. Zeng Yuanshu also felt that his appetite was almost adjusted, and then he said: "It is said in the mansion newspaper that this Zhang Jing has spent a lot of money since the Governor-General Jiangnan suppressed the Japanese. People, fear of thieves and lose their chance.

He also said that the relationship between him and those gentry families along the coast was complicated. It is not clear, anyway, he is suspected of supporting the bandits.

Think about it, Zhang Jing, governor of several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River and the garrison in the north of the Yangtze River, is already a high-ranking authority, but the Japanese invasion has become more and more serious in the past two years, and it has not been effectively curbed at all.”

But as soon as Zeng Yuanshu said this, he was interrupted, "But not long ago, thousands of Japanese pirates were wiped out in Zhejiang and Nanzhili, and the Japanese pirates who invaded Jiaxing were wiped out."

"In the 31st year of Jiajing, there were already tens of thousands of Japanese pirates. In the past two years, it is said that the number of Japanese pirates has been suppressed more and more. I am afraid that it has grown to tens of thousands. The elimination of thousands of Japanese pirates will have a lot of credit.

You made such a small feat when the imperial court gave you so much power. It was your duty to wipe out the Japanese pirates.

And I heard that the main reason why the imperial court arrested Zhang Jing was that he had connections with the maritime merchants in Fujian. "

"Zhang Jing is from Fujian, right?"

"It seems to be, I heard someone said it seems to be."

"I heard from someone that Fu'an is still from somewhere."

"But no matter what, the imperial court shouldn't take someone to jail after just getting a great victory."

Lao Kan said in a low voice.

"I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking. When the morale was high, it was a big taboo for military strategists to suddenly come to such a move and change generals just before the battle."

Wei Guangde also couldn't figure out why he chose to take people directly.

Logically speaking, even if Zhang Jing is guilty and the evidence is solid, such drastic means should not be used.

The best way should be to transfer away first, then thoroughly investigate, and finally arrest people.

"Who impeached him?"

After listening to Wei Guangde's words, Lao Kan also felt that it was reasonable.

Just won the great victory in Wangjiangjing, and at this time it is the critical moment to suppress the Japanese with all-out efforts, and the person responsible has been arrested. How can we fight against the Japanese in the future?
Here comes the question, who impeached Zhang Jing?

"It was Zhao Wenhua, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Hu Zongxian, the procuratorate of Zhejiang Province, who jointly impeached him. That Zhao Wenhua was sent to Zhejiang to supervise the army to suppress the Japanese not long ago. Maybe he and Hu Zongxian found some illegal evidence there before impeachment."

There will be detailed records of these in the mansion newspaper, and there will even be some excerpts of Mingfa memorials and imperial edicts.

"Zhao Wenhua doesn't know, but I have heard of Hu Zongxian."

Wei Guangde thought for a while before saying.

There was a lot of Japanese trouble in Zhejiang, so they Jiujiang Wei naturally paid attention to the situation there, and it was normal for Wei Guangde to see the names of the main officials there in the Tang newspaper.

Immediately, Wei Guangde sighed, "It was rare to win a battle, and the officers and soldiers should take advantage of the victory to pursue and wipe out the Japanese pirates with all their strength. Now that the governor has been taken down, the good situation has been ruined again.

By the way, Brother Zeng, does the imperial court have a new Jiangnan governor? "

Everyone took it, and they definitely wouldn't release it right away, that would be slapping themselves in the face.

Now that the biggest official in Jiangnan has been arrested, who will take over?
Don't arrest someone, but don't arrange someone to replace him, that's a bit like a group of dragons without a leader.

"I didn't see a new governor candidate in the mansion newspaper, so I guess the imperial court is still considering it."

Zeng Yuanshu frowned and thought for a while before saying.

"This is a big deal. How could you take down important ministers without considering the candidates for succession? Once the Japanese pirates retaliate recently, how will the troops from all over the country be dispatched?"

When Lao Kan heard Zeng Yuanshu's words, he immediately exploded. His family also had a business along the coast, and they had suffered heavy losses due to the Japanese invasion in recent years.

He was quite happy to hear from Wei Guangde that the imperial court had won a great victory in the war against Japanese pirates, but when the hero was imprisoned again, the situation in the coastal war against Japanese pirates might take a turn for the worse.

"It really shouldn't be."

The surrounding scholars all agreed, and positions such as Shangshu of the Nanjing Ministry of War can be vacant, but important positions such as the Governor of the Japanese Suppression cannot be vacant.

They have also heard the news that the coastal guards are afraid of the Japanese pirates. If no one above pressures them to fight against the Japanese, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Brother Zeng, please send us a copy of the residence report later. Nanchang City, we are all unfamiliar with the place, and we can only rely on you."

Wei Guangde said to Zeng Yuanshu with a smile, and raised the wine glass on the table to toast.

While the scholars of Jiujiang Mansion were drinking freely, the examiners of this rural examination were also having meals at the Nanchang Gongyuan.

In the outer room, a few of them were at the same table as the examiner, chatting about the examination papers they saw while eating.

"The one I saw this afternoon has something to say about Pingwa, and I know that I need to raise military salaries, and then recruit battalion soldiers to suppress Japanese."

"That's not bad. Most of my side are encircled and suppressed by a large army, and a famous general is selected to command. Hehe, I didn't consider how much money it would cost to gather so many troops."

"What is the method of raising the salary? Is there any mention in the policy theory?"

The person who spoke first put down his chopsticks, and said to everyone: "His method has both advantages and disadvantages. It's not good, and it probably lacks experience."

"Don't be tricky, talk about it directly."

"Ha ha."

The examiner just smiled when his colleagues were eager to know the different answers of the candidates, and then said: "He proposed to temporarily increase the commercial tax in Jiangnan."

Speaking of this, the expressions of the other three examiners changed, and one of them obviously couldn't help but was about to speak.

But he didn't wait to be interrupted by that person, but continued to speak faster: "His reason is very simple. Jiangnan people should support the suppression of Japanese pirates because of the disaster in Jiangnan. Only by destroying Japanese pirates as soon as possible can we give back The world is bright and bright.

The increase of business tax during this time period has indeed increased everyone's burden, but instead of being robbed by the Japanese pirates, it is better to hand over the goods to the imperial court and recruit officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress the Japanese pirates.

Moreover, he emphasized at the end that this levy is only temporary, and once the Japanese plague is lifted, the levy will stop immediately. "

Business tax is a very sensitive word for people in the officialdom, whether they are from the south or the north, so when the person mentioned business tax just now, the other three people were a little anxious.

"From my personal point of view, this method is also feasible. What is taken from the people is used by the people. If the Japanese suppression tax is collected, then the full amount will be invested in the suppression of the Japanese. It makes sense."

During the conversation of the four examiners, the chief examiner and deputy chief examiner at the dining table in the inner room stopped eating at the moment, but listened carefully to the conversation in the outer room.

(End of this chapter)