Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

In this way, it is obvious that the Shibosi is undoubtedly a typical Yamen with extremely humble status and extremely bright official career.

And with the rapid development of maritime trade and the busyness of things, the Shibo Department's office is naturally getting bigger and bigger, and the rights are naturally getting bigger and bigger.

In the middle of the fifth year of Zhaowu, due to the increasingly large affairs of the Shibo Department, after consultation with the court, the Shibo Department's yamen, which was originally the sixth rank, was directly changed to the fifth rank yamen.

The officials in the yamen of the various city bureaus in Daheng naturally took advantage of the east wind, and most of them were directly promoted by leapfrogging. Even the original six-rank Shibo department and Shibo envoys were directly promoted to the top five rank.

Even though the order in Daheng is constantly changing now, and the promotion of officials is not as difficult as it was in the rigid officialdom of the previous Ming Dynasty, the emperor has always attached great importance to the promotion of officials.

You know, after the emperor won the power of the Ministry of Officials in the late Ming Dynasty, until now, the Ministry of Officials has not appointed a minister.

From this point, it can be clearly seen that the emperor attaches great importance to the promotion of officials.

Not to mention leapfrog promotion and promotion, from the emperor to power, if there is a leapfrog promotion, it must be the highest heaven listening, appointed by the emperor.

In this way, it is completely conceivable that such a leapfrog promotion, and such a large-scale leapfrog promotion that is almost an institutional system, is so rare.

For such a great joyous event, since the order was issued from the central government, the yamen of various cities and bureaus can be said to be full of gongs and drums, a scene of joy and joy.

If it weren't for the current strict rules, I'm afraid it would be a scene of singing and dancing day and night.

Zhang Huangyan was naturally extremely happy, you know.In the third year of Zhaowu, he was only the county magistrate of the seventh rank.

So far, in less than two years, he has directly jumped to the top five ranks!

All in all, in just two years, he was promoted twice in a row!

Such grace, such limelight, after the extreme joy, there is an uncontrollable panic.

The higher you fly, the harder you fall. This sentence is equally applicable to officialdom.

It is said that Dingbian County was promoted by leaps and bounds at the beginning, and he barely had some political achievements as a support, but after only one year, he was promoted again by leaps and bounds.

Without sufficient and solid political performance support, and being so prominent and hated by others, if you are not careful, you may fall into the dust...

Zhang Huangyan held a customs summary file in the Yamen of the Municipal Bureau of Shipping, and his eyes seemed to be deeply worried, even frightened...

Chapter 628 It's a Dilemma

Leapfrog promotion and prosperous official career are naturally a great blessing in life, not to mention being in a place of weight directly reaching Tianting like Shibosi.

Even though the political achievements are insufficient and the foundation is not stable, in this place where Quanzhou Shipping Department has an inevitable trend of prosperity, it is waiting for prosperity.

As long as we work hard for a few years and follow the steps to restore the prosperity of Quanzhou Port in the past, a large amount of customs money will enter the national treasury, and political achievements will naturally be achieved.

When he was promoted by leapfrog in Dingbian County, Liao Province, Zhang Huangyan thought about the plan in this way, and even comforted himself in this way after the surprise news of the leapfrog promotion in this city's shipping department.

Dormant for several years, diligent for several years.

Even though this Quanzhou Shipbuilding Department is different from being as straightforward as it was in the official circles of Liao Province back then, on the contrary, the relationship of interests is extremely intricate...

But in the officialdom, and still in such an important place as the city's shipping department, Zhang Huangyan still has some psychological preparations.

But... Zhang Huangyan stared closely at the customs file in his hand, and the fear in the depths of his eyes became more and more intense.

The records in the file are very normal. According to the tax system of the Municipal Shipping Department, whether you come from overseas or go to sea from Daheng, you need to report to the Municipal Shipping Department and pay taxes.

And on this file, what is recorded is the registered firm and the tax paid.

He has worked in the Shibo Department for more than a year. From the time when everything was waiting to be done, to now it has become noisy. Naturally, Zhang Huangyan is already familiar with all kinds of things in the Shibo Department.

In Fujian, where the cleanup is the most serious, almost all the commercial firms that can engage in maritime trade have the shadow of Daheng powerful and powerful behind them.

Since he took office as the envoy of Quanzhou Bosi City, there have been almost an endless stream of visitors. Even if he relaxes the bottom line a little bit, it will be in the interest of the sky.

He sticks to the bottom line, but it seems that there are people, and it seems... there are many people, who don't stick to the bottom line...

Zhang Huangyan stared closely at the numbers on the file.

Hongyun Trading Company is mainly engaged in the trading of porcelain, which is shipped from Fujian to overseas and sold to Xiyi, earning a lot of wealth from Xiyi merchants, and then buying grain from overseas, as well as some special products, and transporting them back to Quanzhou Port.

It is a normal sea trade business model, but in this tax book, there are extremely clear records. From the end of the fourth year of Zhaowu to the first ten days of the fifth year of Zhaowu, Hongyun Commercial Bank almost kept reporting and paying customs duties regularly, and paid The tax bank is higher in January than in January.

This is undoubtedly normal. The situation is stable, business development, and an upward trend are normal.

However, since June of the fifth year of Zhaowu, the records of Hongyun Commercial Bank have been normal, but both the scale of sea trade and the tax payment have begun to show a decreasing trend.

As of November of the fifth year of Zhaowu, the amount of goods and tariffs reported is almost half of the peak amount!

But as far as he knows, although the Fortune Firm was established after Fujian was recovered, its scale in Quanzhou, Fuzhou and other places has been expanding!

A commercial firm specializing in maritime trade, the scale of the firm is getting bigger and bigger, but the maritime trade transactions reported by the Shipbuilding Department are getting smaller and smaller?

Moreover, the scope of activities of Hongyun Commercial Bank has always been in Fuzhou, Quanzhou, while in Fujian, there is only one city bureau in Quanzhou.

No matter how you look at it, it is impossible for Hongyun Trading Co., Ltd. to go far away and go to the Shibo Department in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to engage in maritime trade.

what does that mean……

It seems that it is already very clear...

"smuggling!"

The answer was very clear, but Zhang Huangyan did not feel the slightest joy.

Zhang Huangyan remembered clearly that after he took office as the envoy of Quanzhou Shipsi, this Fortune Firm was the first to come to see him.

At the beginning, he faintly revealed the meaning of cooperation, but he flatly refused. In the next few months, there were many visits, but under his refusal, they gradually lost contact.

As for the details of the Fortune Firm, he naturally knew it too.

This Fortune firm is the same as most of the firms in Daheng today.

Either the local commercial firm has taken refuge in a certain dignitary, or it is simply a white glove of the dignitary.

Zhang Huangyan is not too sure about other places, but almost all those who can participate in maritime trade are like this.

Without the endorsement of the dignitaries, there is no qualification to enter the sea trade.

He is an envoy of the Shibo Department, so he is naturally qualified to enter the arena, but he just doesn't want to be here.

This phenomenon, which involves the exchange of interests at the upper echelon of Daheng, is not something he can change as a city secretary. What he can do is to be as fair and just as possible within the scope of his authority.

And in such a sea trade business environment, who dares to say that this Fortune Trading Company will only be an individual?

Once not individually...

Zhang Huangyan didn't dare to think about it.

One must know that the current Daheng is not the rotten scene in the coastal areas in the late Ming Dynasty!

There are sailors roaming overseas, and the pirates that used to be rampant have already been completely wiped out. In the absence of war, combating smuggling and escorting commercial routes have long been one of the important functions of the navy.

As for the coastal areas, there are guards guarding the coastal areas, and there are thousands of anti-smuggling offices to inspect smuggling.

In all the prefectures and counties in the coastal area, and on all the main roads, there are customs offices that specialize in the inspection of customs clearance firms, but without the seal of the tax department and the approval slips of the city ship department, it is impossible to pass.

With such a system of rings and rings, if it is small-scale smuggling with the help of fishing boats, it is better to produce and sell locally.

But the scale of several prefectures is involved like the Fortune Trading Company, and it is also involved in smuggling...

How many joints need to be opened up?How many people do you need to join forces?

Is this something a firm that has just been established for less than a year can do?

As far as he knows, the dignitaries behind the scenes of Hongyun Trading Company are nothing more than a commander. Among the trading firms engaged in maritime trade in Quanzhou, although they are considered first-class, there are not a few who are better than them. The reason for the commander of the guard station is just a new local snake.

Without even thinking about it, Zhang Huangyan can imagine how terrifying and complicated relationships are involved.

In today's Daheng, there are more than a dozen city ship divisions, except for a few such as the Quanzhou city ship division.

The others were launched one after another after the establishment of the Ningbo Shipping Department, and they all existed for a long time.

Quanzhou City Shipping Department, a place that is waiting to be rebuilt, has appeared. Other city shipping companies... Will there be other places?

A lot of thoughts were circulating in his mind, Zhang Huangyan seemed a little restless, as if... the promising position of the city ship under his buttocks was no longer a position of official fortune, but a powder keg, one that involved an unknown number of interests powder keg.

I don't know when it will explode, no matter how prosperous his official career is, it will definitely blow him to pieces!

You must know that the present is not the former Ming Dynasty, and the ruling power of the imperial court over the world is not comparable to that of the former Ming Dynasty.

This kind of thing can be hidden for a while, but it will never be hidden for a lifetime.

From the current layout of the emperor, it can be clearly seen that the emperor attaches great importance to maritime trade and navy.

And this kind of smuggling is definitely a fatal blow to maritime trade.

Once the Dongchuang incident occurs, with the emperor's usual style of action...

Rather kill the wrong, don't let it go!

He is sitting in the position of the city's ambassador, and on his ass, it's not shit, it's shit!

But to get out of the way...

Zhang Huangyan also dared not think about it.

What is involved in this is too terrifying!

It's more than piercing the sky!

If he dares to be the first in the world, the turbulent backlash will drown him in an instant!

Advancing and retreating... are in a dilemma!

Chapter 629 Daheng's Business

Zhang Huangyan didn't even dare to take any real action to confirm the authenticity of his guess.

Daheng's policy has always been one ring and one ring, supervising each other, and not belonging to each other.

Naval division, city shipping department, local prefectures and counties, taxation department, Jinyiwei, etc...

They are all existences without affiliation and jurisdiction.

And in such a system of mutual supervision and no mutual affiliation, if there is a problem, it will be found out very quickly.

If there is a problem, and there is still a big problem, but it has not been exposed at all, what it means is undoubtedly very clear.

Even if it is only a problem in Quanzhou, no matter what, no matter whether the goods are brought into Daheng from overseas or from Daheng to overseas, even if they avoid the Shibo Department, there are still tax bureaus on land. There are also guards for anti-smuggling, above the sea, there are patrolling sailors, and behind the scenes, there are Jinyiwei who monitor the world...

No matter how powerful the means are, it is impossible to avoid all links!

Pull the hair and move the whole body!

As an envoy of the city ship department, every move is already attracting attention.

If there is a problem, he will check...

Even if he has the authority to perform secret ceremonies, the matter of secret ceremonies is already well known in the government and the public. Moreover, if there is a problem, whether his secret ceremonies can come out of Quanzhou is probably also a problem.

Furthermore, the Emperor Mizuo, no matter what, he also needs to produce conclusive evidence, but if he wants evidence, it is very likely that he will startle the snake, and even... the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry!

Zhang Huangyan held the file tightly, and his mind was already caught in the battle between heaven and man.

He not only has no way to advance or retreat, but he is already on the verge of life and death.

Pretending to be ignorant, turning a blind eye... or sticking to one's true heart and risking the displeasure of the world?

"Come on!"

Zhang Huangyan abruptly put down the file and looked outside the hall.

"grown ups!"

Some soldiers of the tax inspection battalion quickly stepped in and bowed their hands.

"Go to the tax book office, they will send over this year's tax book summary and customs account books."

"As ordered!"

The soldiers led away, and Zhang Huangyan got up accordingly, and walked back and forth in the hall for a few steps. In his mind, the scenes of his contacts with officials at all levels of the Municipal Shipbuilding Department in the past also slowly emerged.

He doesn't want to be in the same boat.

If you want to investigate, how to investigate, how to avoid scaring the snake, and even if you stun the snake, how to protect yourself, and... If you can't protect yourself, how can you prevent him from ruining his life in vain...

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Huangyan stopped abruptly and turned around suddenly. The fear in his eyes had completely dissipated, leaving only the determination to see death as home.

A man stands between the heaven and the earth, he should look up to the heaven and the earth with righteousness, do things that are open and upright, self-denial, prudent in independence, guarding the heart, and clarifying the nature!

With a pen swaying, under the determination, a book of the last pen was dropped brazenly.

Seal it and place it in your arms.

Zhang Huangyan strode out of the lobby of the Shipbuilding Department...

In less than a quarter of an hour, just as the officials from the tax book office went to the tax books and customs account books in the lobby, Zhang Huangyan had returned, and the secret letter in his arms seemed to have disappeared.