high official

Chapter 60

From the Spring and Autumn Period, table salt was a patent monopolized by the government.It was still the case in the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty set up six transfer salt envoys to take charge of the national salt affairs.Among them, Zhejiang belongs to the Transshipment Salt Commissioner of the Two Zhejiang Capitals, and all the salt administration in the province is under its jurisdiction.

In terms of status, the Transshipment Department, the Chief Secretary, and the Chasi are at the same level, and they are all directly responsible to the imperial court, so no one can control the other.And because Zhejiang is only part of the area under the jurisdiction of the Liangzhe Transshipment Division, the Transshipment Division always feels that he is the superior of the Chief Secretary and the Inspection Division.

Therefore, although the Zhejiang chief envoy and the inspectorate issued official documents several times to negotiate, I hope the transshipment department will be accommodating.The other party refused to forgive, saying that the sale of salt in different areas is a statute set by the ancestors, and no one can violate it.Trafficking across borders is illicit salt trafficking and should be executed according to law.

"This matter is more troublesome, because I searched the law and found that in the early years of Hongwu, it was indeed stipulated that the transshipment division would monopolize the division." Zhou Xin frowned slightly: "But that refers to before the implementation of the Chinese law, when the salt was all sold by the transshipment division. Only when the subordinate divisions sell exclusively, will there be such regulations. However, after the opening of China and France, merchants from all over the country can get salt from the transshipment department by transporting grain to the border. Merchants in western Zhejiang get salt from the salt field in eastern Zhejiang , but can’t be shipped back to West Zhejiang for sale, wouldn’t it be ridiculous?”

"The transshipment department monopolizes the salt in Western Zhejiang, but it has to act as a pawn for the tiger according to the law. This is something I absolutely don't want to accept." Zhou Xin continued: "But the transshipment department insists on not giving in. To solve this matter, it is bound to reach heaven to break the law." Bad rules. But it is not easy to get rid of the old rules. You also know that the court is very short of money, and Emperor Yongle has always been very partial to the yamen that can provide money to the treasury. Therefore, if they really go to the court, they will win [-]% of the money."

After Zhou Xin finished speaking, he looked at the two of them and said, "This matter has nothing to do with the two of you. It's just that I have been thinking hard and can't figure it out. I saw Guixian's superb methods today, and if I realized something. So tell me, let's see if you are helpful." idea."

The magistrate of Wei said to Wang Xian: "You have to think carefully, and you must not cause trouble for the Taiwanese."

Zhou News said with a smile: "You two can speak freely, no matter what is right or wrong, or what the consequences are, it has nothing to do with you."

"We still have to be cautious, and we can't take any more risky moves." Wei Zhixian took Zhou Jietai's words as a golden rule, "This is a conflict between the two departments, not our little Fuyang County!"

"Yes." Wang Xian said helplessly in his heart, you were the same as Zhou Nietai back then, what do you believe and what do you do?
"Hehe..." Zhou Yantai smiled and signaled Wei Zhixian to shut up.

After pondering for a while, Wang Xian raised his head and said, "My lord, my lord, I have an immature idea, but I can't guarantee whether it will be successful..."

"Just talk." Zhou Xin said in a deep voice.

"Small man, please write a letter to Yan Si." Wang Xian said softly, "Maybe it will work."

"Okay." Zhou Xin nodded.

Official papers of various sizes are always kept in the signing room, and Wei Zhixian immediately took out a stack of red letterheads and placed them on the desk.The ink in the inkstone box is soaked with high-quality silk, and you can write directly.

At this moment, Wang Xian had already finished the manuscript, took the pen handed over by the county magistrate with both hands, and began to write stroke by stroke.

Wei Zhixian watched from the side, and found that although it had only been a month, Wang Xian's handwriting had improved a lot.It used to be like a strong wind blowing, staggering here and there, but now it can at least stand firm and unfold.Evidently no effort was spared.

Wang Xian also wrote neatly on purpose, and he had to carefully write every sentence, so naturally he wrote slowly, and he only put down his pen after a meal.Dry the ink and present it to the Grand Master.

The magistrate of Wei County forwarded it to the elder.Zhou Niantai took it over and took a look, only to see that although the words in the letter were straightforward, they were very powerful.In his letter, Wang Xian analyzed the irrationality of distributing salt in a province, and emphasized the necessity of getting rid of the old rules. He spoke clearly and logically!
But Zhou Jiantai was not happy. His staff members could write such words, so how could they impress those salt officials who fell into the eyes of Qian?
Until he turned to the second page and saw the sentence above—"The nations are in dispute, but even if they emigrate and move millet; Zhou Nietai couldn't help but be moved, this Wang Xian is really extraordinary!

The ancients said that one word is worth a thousand gold, but these twenty words are definitely worth more than twenty thousand gold!Because of this passage, even if the lawsuit was brought to Emperor Yongle, he would not worry about losing.

Because what this means is that even during the Warring States Period, the movement of people and materials was not restricted.My province in the Ming Dynasty still has to be divided into east and west Zhejiang, and travel is not allowed.Could it be that my unified Ming Dynasty is worse than the divided Warring States?
The power of these words lies in the fact that Shanggang has reached the red line of Emperor Yongle.One must know that the current Emperor Yongle is one of the most majestic lords throughout the ages. To put it bluntly, he is very happy, and he is holding back his energy to be an emperor through the ages.Jiaozhi in the south, Meng Yuan in the north, Japanese pirates in the east, and Tubo in the west, anyone who dared to invade the Ming Dynasty's territory was punished by him without hesitation!
How can such a unified emperor tolerate the fragmentation of his country, which is not as good as the warring states?Although it is just a metaphor, metaphors are not acceptable!

Immediately afterwards, Wang Xian listed the famine and banditry that occurred in western Zhejiang in recent years, creating a strong causal relationship, as if because the price of salt in western Zhejiang was abnormally high, the convenience of the people was not enough.The transshipment envoy from the two Zhejiang provinces couldn't be nervous when he saw such a letter... If he didn't compromise, he would bring the lawsuit to the emperor. With this piece of writing that could touch Emperor Yongle, Zhou Xin was very confident.

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"The skill of knife and pen is as ingenious as it is clumsy." After reading it, Zhou Xin sighed softly, and said to Wang Xian, "On behalf of those businessmen and the people in western Zhejiang, I wrote about Little Brother."

Wang Xian immediately stood up and said respectfully: "The villain is from Zhejiang, so he should do his best for the elders. What's more, there are orders from the elders."

"Hehe, you are very good." Zhou Xin Nianxu praised: "But you helped me, how can I thank you?"

"I don't know if this method will work yet, and I'm not in a hurry to reward him." Wei Zhixian hurriedly said, "Besides, it's my job to share the worries of Itai, so how can I ask for any reward?"

"One yard is worth one yard." Zhou Xin shook his head and smiled, "But I have always been poor, and I don't have much money to polish my pen. How about this, I'm also arty, let me give you a few words."

"It's a great honor for the villain." Wang Xian hurriedly said respectfully.

Wei Zhixian put a piece of Yuanshu paper cut into banners on the desk, and then pressed it on the paperweight.

Zhou Xin picked up the pen and wrote five big characters that pierced through the back of the paper.

"Jiang, Nan, Di, Yi, Li!" Wei Zhixian read out every single word, "I really want to flatter and kill him, this kid can't afford to be..."

"It's absurdly praised by ordinary people, I really dare not take it. The villain is so filthy and stupid, I implore the ordinary people to take it back." Wang Xian was a little dazed, what is this Zhou ordinary person going to do, is he an advanced model?

"What's wrong with you?" Zhou Yantai put down his pen and said with a slight smile, "Even if the world's top official is still a small official, it's worse than a low-ranking miscellaneous official."

"..." Wang Xian was so sweaty, his sincerity and fear disappeared immediately.

"Don't be discouraged." Zhou Nengtai looked at him amusedly and said, "You are only sixteen or seventeen years old, you have a long life..."

"That's right. If you pass the exam at the end of the term, you can become an official." Wei Zhixian hurriedly echoed.It turns out that there is a dog leg living in everyone's heart.

"You still need to study more." Zhou Xin looked at Wang Xian and said, "You're so smart, and you're not too old. It's not like you can't succeed after studying hard for ten years." Just be the number one official in Jiangnan for the rest of your life."

"The villain respects the instruction." Wang Xian hurriedly responded.

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Zhou Jietai and Wei Zhixian still had something to say, so Wang Xian left with an inscription.

As soon as he got out of the signing room, Sima Qiu came up to him, looked at the writing in Wang Xian's hand, and then saw the signature, he was envious immediately, "Boy, what kind of virtue are you, you are so praised by the adults?" Here, this title is nothing, but in the eyes of the people below, it is very valuable.

This is the cold-faced Mr. Tie Han's comment, it is the most two-faced and innocent!
The two guards also saw the inscription and said with a smile: "Congratulations, little brother, with this amulet, who will dare to touch you in the future?"

Hearing this, Wang Xian, who had been shrouded in clouds and mist, finally understood Zhou Xin's intention... Those big families and rich families suffered a loss, and they must try to find their way back.Wei Zhixian is a county magistrate, they dare not touch him, but he is just a small official in green clothes, without the protection of fame and fame, it is too easy to touch him.And even if Wei Zhixian wanted to protect him, he might not be able to protect him.

For example, his bosses Zhang Hua and Xun Sancai, because of their own insignificance, became the victims of the country gentry's preservation of dignity and Wei Zhixian's appeasement of the wealthy family...

Now that he has Zhou Jietai's inscription, he can be regarded as a model. Anyone who wants to touch him must consider Zhou Jietai's face.With Zhou Xin's illustrious reputation, protecting a small scribe is naturally a no-brainer.

Therefore, this word is likely to be a talisman given to him by Zhou Jiantai.

Of course, it could also be that he is being self-indulgent...

Back at the house, the book office saw the inscription and was full of flattery, and immediately asked the craftsman to mount it and hang it in his value room.

Wang Xian didn't want to show off, but dignifiedly according to the inspector's inscription, if he didn't frame it and hang it up, wouldn't it be disrespectful?Had to let them go.

Shaking his head, he lifted the curtain and entered the room, but saw that the table was empty, he couldn't help wondering: "Where are my things?"

"Your Excellency is confused or something," the book office said with a smile: "You have to move to the official office..."

"Oh..." Only then did Wang Xian remember that he was now the pawn agent in charge of household affairs, which was Zhang Hua's original errand.Of course, as soon as the new Sihu arrives, he will have to deal with work.Thinking of this, Wang Xian secretly scolded them for flattering, if I move out after two days, wouldn't I lose my life?
Then he lowered his face and said, "Nonsense, move it back for me!"

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