The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

This time, there are people from various factions in the team going south to handle the case, and they supervise each other.Basically, everyone can use their own abilities to do some small tricks behind others' backs. For example, someone in the Jinling patrol team used their positions to ask Jia Zheng to contact the Wang family.But there is basically no way to conceal official affairs, such as the reflection of the people on the local people's livelihood.

Therefore, Liu Zheng's name appeared again in the dossier sent to the capital, in a word: Liu Zheng may become the biggest winner.

But when the dossier entered Beijing immediately, Emperor Taizong was angry after reading it.Liu Zheng is certainly good, but Liu Zheng's partner in Quanzhou, Su Hanshan, is also a rare talent, so it was you who gave him a misfortune.By the way, Emperor Taizong didn't like the Second Prince and Concubine Zhen during this time.

Although Emperor Taizong was not confused, he was relatively soft-hearted.Back then when Zhen Yingjia committed a heinous crime, Emperor Taizong only sentenced the Zhen family to exile, leaving a room for the second prince anyway.Now seeing the dossier and thinking of Su Hanshan, Emperor Taizong felt that he should have slaughtered the whole family of Zhen's family.

In the court hall, the organizational structure and implementation rules of the Maritime Trade Office were also drawn up.The highest official is the Governor of Maritime Trade of Zheng Erpin.After being recommended by all parties, and because the civil and military officials exposed too much of their selfishness at the previous Great Court Meeting, it was decided that this position would be concurrently held by Lin Ruhai.

Of course, this is also reasonable. Even if the sea trade office is established separately, it is still related to business transactions. After all, the Ministry of Households is more familiar with it.Moreover, in the implementation rules of the maritime trade office, many references were made to the implementation methods of the salt and iron monopoly.

However, Lin Ruhai is already busy enough, and the Haimao Yamen is just a title, and the specific affairs are not in-depth.During the trial period of the sea trade yamen, He Wenshi was the overview of all things in the sea trade.In terms of knowledge, character, and faction, He Wenshi is suitable to enter the Haimao Yamen.Moreover, He Wen was credited with clearing the accumulated debts, it was only because he came from a poor family and had no backing, so he has not been promoted yet.

However, because He Wenshi had previously studied at the Imperial Academy of the fifth rank, it was not likely that he would directly mention the Governor of the Sea Patrol, so he was given the official position of the Sea Patrol Censor.Like Xunyan Yushi, it is from the third rank.

That's it, He Wenshi has already been promoted to the second rank four ranks in a row, except for military generals who can be knighted in one fell swoop, such a promotion speed is extremely rare among civil servants.But the last time they cleared the accumulated debts and made meritorious service, they didn't get promoted, so after this calculation, all parties can balance.

Therefore, during the trial operation stage of the Haimao Yamen, Lin Ruhai took the title, and He Wenshi presided over the specific affairs.As for the locality, it will not be fully implemented as soon as it comes, but a state capital will be selected as a pilot first.

The place where the pilot project was approved at the court meeting without much debate was Songjiang Mansion.Moreover, in order to provide local government guarantees for the trial operation of the sea trade franchise, the imperial court directly promoted Liu Zheng to be the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture.Liu Zheng was originally a garrison in the Songjiang Prefecture, in charge of public security and defense, but in terms of local government affairs, it should be managed by the prefect.In order to prevent the local magistrate from not cooperating in the maritime trade issue, the Ministry of Officials proposed to promote Liu Zhengyi to the magistrate, and the administrative maritime trade should be taken care of together.

Songjiang Mansion was quickly passed as a pilot project, but Liu Zheng encountered some obstacles in his promotion.The reason is that Liu Zheng was born as a military officer, although he can train soldiers, he may not be able to govern the country.Then some officials came out to play Liu Zheng's inappropriate.As for the officials, they have always held the big stick of etiquette and rules to listen to the wind and make things happen.

This matter was refuted by Emperor Taizong himself, and Emperor Taizong asked: "It is the custom in this dynasty that the appointment of officials above the third rank is discussed at the court meeting. Did the appointment of the prefect of the fifth rank come to the court meeting before?"

This is true. Generally speaking, officials below the third rank are recommended by the Ministry of Officials, and Taizong approves the memorial.Then the appointment documents and appointment procedures are all handled by the Ministry of Officials.Even officials below the fifth rank can be directly appointed by the Ministry of Officials.Of course, these are all legal procedures; there are also illegal procedures such as donating officials, buying officials, and selling officials.

When Taizong asked such a question, the speaker who just spoke could only bite the bullet and answer 'no'.

Then Emperor Taizong uttered another sentence: "This time, the prefect of Fuzhou was found to be a civil servant, so what? The collusion between government and businessmen, fish and meat of the common people, are they doing well as parents and officials?"

This sentence did not make many civil servants at the court question so ashamed to death.But this is true. How many officials have been recommended by the officials established by the Haimao Yamen before? Emperor Taizong still remembers the faces of people talking about people and talking nonsense. How long has it been since then? The important matter of the franchise is still so righteous.You say everything, but you don't do any good things.

The officer broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly said: "I am terrified. I just think that Mr. Liu was born as a military officer and served as the magistrate, which is inconsistent with the old practice. But appointing people on a merit basis, since the Ministry of Officials thinks Mr. Liu is suitable after the performance appraisal, then Mr. Liu Naturally, he is capable of being a magistrate in any place, but the lower officials made a slip of the tongue."

Emperor Taizong was the son of heaven, and he seldom spoke in court, but listened to the debates of his courtiers.However, the matter of recommending officials by the Haimao Yamen last time was too outrageous. In the following court meetings, Emperor Taizong would occasionally say a few more words himself when encountering ministers whose positions were not easy to export.

For example, today's matter, the matter of Liu Zheng's appointment as magistrate is not enough to be discussed at the court meeting. Since some officials mentioned this matter, Emperor Taizong took the opportunity to beat it.After asking the civil servant to be speechless, Taizong continued: "I see that all of you are against the imperial court. There are so many corrupt officials in the world who have not seen you. You have a lot to say against it. Why do the people say that you officials and officials protect each other? Isn’t this right before your eyes? When facing military and state affairs, the first thing you think about is not the overall situation, but the views of civil and military sects!”

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It's just the words "the minister dare not", "the minister is terrified" and "the emperor appeases his anger" endlessly.But this time Emperor Taizong was far from angry, but just took the opportunity to knock a few words.As soon as these words came out, no one objected to Liu Zheng's promotion to the prefect.

The matter was settled in this way, and began to discuss other military affairs.

The maritime trade franchise has been settled long ago, and there is no room for the various forces to compete, so apart from the fact that it is not appropriate to promote Liu Zheng to the magistrate, the court meeting was relatively peaceful.

Even if someone with a heart does the math and goes round and round, Donggong is still the biggest winner.Of course, Donggong has been very cautious in this matter, and the biggest winner on the surface is Mr. Hubu Shangshu Lin.

Let’s not talk about Lin Ruhai’s own title of Governor of Maritime Trade, it’s a false title anyway, He Wenshi, the censor of Maritime Trade, was originally a person who was neither group nor party, but after this incident, even if He Wenshi would not become Lin Ruhai’s direct confidant, he would definitely prefer Lin Ruhai is gone.

Needless to say, He Wen's talent is just his character, he is a bit upright and not good at making money.He was less than thirty when he passed the Jinshi examination, and he entered the Imperial Academy smoothly. He is also a rare young talent.If he was willing to pursue his career, he would not have spent so many years in the Hanlin Academy before he could study as a fifth-rank Hanlin Academy attendant.

He Wen's real turnaround started when Lin Ruhai borrowed him into the household department. The key is that since Lin Ruhai became the secretary of the household department, he has been able to act upright. Compared with the people He Wenshi had met before who hindered him from being promoted without taking advantage of them, he is simply heaven. an underground.Based on this alone, He Wenshi's future direction is self-evident.

This is a story that is all set off by peers.

He Wenshi is currently the highest executive official of the Haimao Yamen, and locally, the current pilot state capital is Songjiang Prefecture, and the new prefect of Songjiang Prefecture is Liu Zheng.

Originally, Liu Zheng was regarded as a side branch of Duke Li, and he was not a member of Lin Ruhai's lineage.But if you take a closer look at the fact that the Lin family adopted the daughter of Liu Zheng's friend Su Hanshan, and then look at how close the Lin family is to Liu Zheng's direct brother Liu Xingxing.

With regard to the sea trade this time, Lin Ruhai seemed to have nothing to lose on the surface, but in fact, the invisible benefits made little Concubine Zhong and the Ninth Prince jealous.

Lin Ruhai is now accustomed to talking to Daiyu about all the major events in the court, and when he comes back from the court, he will tell Daiyu about the main things of the day.After hearing this, Daiyu said calmly: "When the maritime trade franchise is on the right track, the construction of a navy will be put on the agenda."

Even in later generations, maritime trade still needs naval escort, let alone in ancient times.Especially after the sea trade was included in the monopoly of the imperial court, in future overseas trade exchanges, caravans often represented not only caravans, but also a country.At this time, there must be a strong army to maintain the dignity of the court.

Lin Ruhai naturally knew this truth, but in terms of military power, Donggong had no advantage.So Lin Ruhai said: "There is a battle for building a navy. After all, civil and military affairs are different. In the military officer system, Changkang Palace has the upper hand."

Daiyu smiled slightly, and said: "At this time and at that time, from the fact that the Holy Majesty prefers the separate listing of the maritime trade government offices in the Zhongshu Province, the Holy Majesty should also prefer the separate listing of the navy. The Cheng'en family now controls most of the land frontier fortresses. The garrison, the navy is the defense force of the imperial court, and the possibility of Shengshangquan being handed over to Cheng Engong's line is small. Now, except for Cheng Engong's line, which was tied to the thief ship by Concubine Zhong, the other civil servants and generals have already Not many people are willing to take risks with the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince can submit a memorial to let the sea trade be listed separately from the household department, so why can’t Uncle Jing submit a memorial to let the navy be listed separately?” Jia Jing is a member of the military officer system.

In fact, since the defeat of Zhen Yingjia, many vacillating officials have refrained. Now that the Prince's family has benefited from the maritime trade franchise, there will be fewer vacillating officials.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "That's what Yu'er said, but now the sea trade franchise is still running on a trial basis, and the matter of training sailors is not in a hurry for the time being, so I just need to pay attention to it for my father."

After the imperial edict of Haimao's trial, there are still many things to be busy.For example, the former site of the Ministry of Industry was temporarily used by the maritime trade office as a business office.However, the imperial court attached so much importance to this new yamen that they had to build another decent yamen. Lin Ruhai didn't have to worry about this, as the Ministry of Industry would do it.

In addition, since He Wenshi ordered the Sea Patrol Censor, and Songjiang Mansion is a pilot state capital specializing in maritime trade, He Wenshi will choose a day to go south to Songjiang to take charge of maritime trade work.The documents for Liu Zheng's promotion to the prefect of Songjiang were also sent by officials from the Ministry of Officials.

Speaking of which, there are a lot of things going up, but the relationship with the Lin family is not too big.Daiyu and her two older sisters attend classes in the morning, while Su Lan and Yinglian take care of the middle school in the afternoon, while Daiyu exercises, reads and so on.

Su Lan and Ying Lian teased Daiyu for being lazy, Daiyu laughed and said, there is an older sister in everything in the family, and she is the youngest, so she should be relaxed.He also said that when spring starts tomorrow, he will learn to ride and shoot.

Both Su Lan and Yinglian laughed at Daiyu's whimsy, but Jia Min laughed and said, "I learned it when I was young, and I went to the paddock, but at that time, many girls from the families of generals learned it. It is different from the rules of scholars. I know if your father is right or not."

The family was joking, and the mother-in-law told me that Miss Xue had written.Jia Min didn't like Baochai very much, but the letter was for Daiyu, so Jia Min didn't stop her.

Mrs. Xue's family is much more respectful now, not as arrogant as before, and even a little humble.

Daiyu reckoned that there should be some news from the Xue family in the near future. She took the exhibition letter and read it. It was nothing more than Baochai who first greeted the sisters of the Lin family, and then said that she was a guest at the Lin family when she came back. sisters.

Daiyu handed the letter to Jia Min and said, "Mother, I'm going to write a reply." Jia Min nodded.

Not long after, Daiyu came with a sealed letter and handed it to Mrs. Xue, saying, "Miss Xue, you are welcome. Our sister has hired a new husband and has to go to school every day, so I won't bother you at the house." You hand this letter to Miss Xue, she will understand."

The mother-in-law of the Xue family naturally wanted to invite girls from the Shangshu Mansion to play at her home, but considering the current situation at home, she did not dare to ask for extravagance.Respectfully accepted the letter, and said goodbye.

Jia Min heard that Daiyu declined Xue's invitation politely, although she didn't know what was written in the reply letter, she felt relieved.

As an aristocrat from the Duke's Mansion, Jia Min naturally didn't want her daughter to have too many contacts with merchant girls.

As for what Daiyu's reply was, it pointed out the way for Xue's family.This is related to what happened not long ago.

The days of the Xue family are quite difficult.The reason why the Emperor Shang's family voted in the capital is because there are two prominent relatives in the capital.As a result, the Wang family reconciled first, and then the prince fell from the horse, and the two were imprisoned one after another.The Xue family now has a piece of fat that has lost its shelter. How many people want to swallow it quickly.

It wasn't until Baochai came to Lin's house as a guest that the situation improved slightly.But the good times didn't last long, and the team that had been waiting for the patrol to the south sent back news that they had not found the Wang family's shipbuilding skills. The Ninth Prince, the Second Prince and others recalled the friendship between the Lin family and the Xue family, and they felt it.

It is said that Lin Wang's family has enmity, Xue's family is very different from Lin's family, why the daughter of Shang Shufu is willing to make friends with Xue's daughter, it turns out that this is tricky.There are three Wang brothers and sisters, but only Mrs. Xue is left with a full tail. Who said that the Wang family's shipbuilding skills must be hidden in Jinling, why didn't I think that it might be in the Xue family?

Concubine Zhong always thought that she was a first-class smart woman in the world, so she cursed in a low voice: "Is this daughter of the Lin family reincarnated from a monster? Why can she be the first to plan everything!"

After Little Concubine Zhong came back to her senses, the Xue family also had a turn for the better. Not only did a nobleman befriend Xue Pan, but Baochai also got a few invitations to the noble ladies' gathering in Beijing.Your Lin family can buy people's hearts, but I can't?

There are only two sensible people in the Xue family, Patriarch Xue and Baochai. Mrs. Xue and Xue Pan are proud of the recent scene, but Patriarch Xue and Baochai see hidden worries.As the saying goes, there is nothing to do to be courteous, and it is either rape or robbery.

So Patriarch Xue withdrew his servants and discussed with Baochai alone.I asked Master Xue how he would be treated by the girls of the Lin family when he was a guest at the Lin family, and how the girls of the other families would treat him when he was a guest at other families.

Speaking of this, Baochai's cheeks became slightly warm.The girls from the Lin family were polite and indifferent to her. Some girls from other families looked down on her, refused to play with her and spoke contemptuously and slanderously, and some stood up to save her and treated her differently.

After hearing this, Patriarch Xue arranged himself next to Baochai, and the woman in charge who accompanied Baochai as a guest called over and asked carefully how the girl was treated when she was a guest in various mansions.The woman told the truth, and there was no difference between what Baochai said.

After dismissing the woman, Patriarch Xue asked, "Girl, did you see it?"

Baochai's family background is not high, but his nature is similar to that of his father, and his own quality is excellent.

Now only facing her father, Baochai is not afraid to show her vulnerable side, and said with a bitter expression on her face: "I climbed up to the Lin family by myself. Although Miss Lin posted a post for me, she treated me as usual and did not Conceal my true intentions. Even if I occasionally go to the Lin family for a banquet, I can't be friends with the daughter of Shang Shufu.

As for the few companies that suddenly showed their love to our family later, it seemed that we were high-ranking, but in fact they had ulterior motives.As the saying goes, icing on the cake is easy, but giving charcoal in the snow is difficult, but the world worships the high and tramples the low, and how many people are sincere in giving charcoal in the snow?When I went to visit these families, first some people belittled and humiliated me, and then a girl came out to rescue me.If I couldn't think of another layer of their ulterior motives, I would naturally be very grateful to the girl who rescued me.The daughter can also see that these people have plans. "

The more Baochai spoke later, the more aggrieved she looked, they were all at a fancy age, and their appearance was first-rate, so why should they be humiliated in vain?But with the current situation of the Xue family, as long as there is a possibility, he must try it.So for some banquets, even if Baochai saw that the banquet was not a good one, he still had to go there.

Seeing that Patriarch Xue felt distressed for a while, he said: "If girl Bao is a man, our family will be in a difficult situation for a while, and we don't have to worry about the future."

After a pause, Patriarch Xue went on to say: "Suddenly so many people show kindness to our family, we can't keep this shipbuilding technique by ourselves. If we want to use shipbuilding skills as a vote for a safe one, Bao girl thinks that this vote Who should it be handed over to so that our family will not be eaten up?"

Baochai smiled bitterly: "Although Miss Lin is not warm to me, the Lin family is upright, and Lin Shangshu is even more impartial. If the shipbuilding skills must be handed over, it is natural to hand them over to people with good character, so as not to be in danger. They turned their faces and refused to recognize anyone after taking advantage of it. However, the Lin family is committed to promoting the franchise of marine trade, and most of the profits in the docks in the future will probably go to the imperial court."

Patriarch Xue sighed: "The hairpin thinks that our family has taken a big profit, can our family still protect it?"

Naturally, it cannot be protected, otherwise the father and daughter would not discuss the matter of surrendering the certificate.This is also the prelude to Baochai's letter to Daiyu.Inviting a girl from the Lin family to be a guest is a pretense, but contacting the Lin family is the truth.After all, the last time Patriarch Xue wanted to visit Lin's house, the door was turned away. This time Patriarch Xue went to visit Lin's house, and he may not be able to see Lin Ruhai.

As for Daiyu's reply to Baochai, it really pointed out the way for the Xue family.Most of the first part of the letter was to politely reject Baochai's invitation, and only at the end did it mention that Mr. He Wenshi, the censor of patrolling the sea, was about to go south.

If Xue Pan or Mrs. Xue were to read this letter, they would be confused.But Patriarch Xue and Baochai saw it, and felt enlightened.

That's right, the Haimao Yamen is listed separately, and now it is not the Ministry of Households that needs shipbuilding skills most, but the Haimao Yamen.Moreover, to build a sea-going ship that can go to sea, it cannot be built in the capital. In addition to craftsmen who know how to build ships, there must be a large dock. These can only be built by the sea.

My family is struggling in the capital, why not go south to Songjiang Mansion and seek refuge with Mr. He?

As an imperial businessman with an online IQ, Patriarch Xue is still very concerned about the policy, knowing that the imperial court is extremely determined in the maritime trade franchise this time.This also means that, as the pilot Songjiang Mansion, the imperial court will ensure its social stability to the greatest extent.Then when my family arrived in Songjiang, there were not many people who came to bully me.

Patriarch Xue suddenly had the backbone of his heart, and said: "Okay, I will go to visit Mr. Lin tomorrow, and then I will visit Mr. He the next day." The visit Patriarch Xue said this time was not going to the mansion, but to the yamen.

The Lin family would not receive imperial merchants at home, so as not to be picked on and gossips; but it is justifiable for the imperial merchants to go to the household department to handle affairs.It is true that when the imperial merchants went to the Ministry of Households, most of the contacts were small officials below, and it was difficult to meet the Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, but seeing a little hope, Patriarch Xue always wanted to try.

Baochai also knew that this was the best way, but Baochai also had other concerns: "Father, what's your condition? If you go south, Liu Langzhong will be far away in the capital, and it will be inconvenient to ask a doctor in the future."

Patriarch Xue's main illness is diabetes, but he took some detours in the process of treating the illness.The so-called famous doctors hired in Jinling are just a matter of fact. In the capital, the imperial doctor was finally hired. The imperial doctor Hu is also ulterior, and will do anything for money.It wasn't until Patriarch Xue went to Baoqingtang to ask Liu Xing for consultation, took Liu Xing's medicine, and followed Liu Xing's instructions to eat a light diet, avoid sweets, and avoid heavy and greasy food, that the condition gradually improved.

Patriarch Xue said: "The survival of the Xue family is at stake, so we can't stop going south for this. Liu Langzhong said that apart from paying attention to my diet, the prescription for taking medicine has not changed much. Even if I go south, we will also go south." You can take the medicine according to the prescription. Besides, Liu Langzhong originally opened a medical clinic in Yangzhou. It is said that Yangzhou Baoqingtang is still open, and Liu Langzhong's junior is in town. Songjiang is a few days away from Yangzhou. You can go to Yangzhou for consultation."

After hearing this, Baochai no longer objected.