Chapter 181 The water in the capital is too deep

In Kunning Palace.

With a pitiful little face, Zhu Xiurong came to see her mother, Queen Zhang, and said in a childish voice, "Mom, the beads my brother gave me are gone. Can you give me two more?"

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Xiao Nizi cherishes the two glass beads that Zhu Xiurong got two days ago.

But glass beads like to roll around. No matter how carefully Zhu Xiurong kept them, the last two beads were still gone.

Empress Zhang said, "When your royal brother left, he took all the glass beads away. He deliberately didn't leave them for you and wanted to set rules for you."

" Why is my brother like this?”

Zhu Xiurong still couldn’t understand why the emperor’s brother wanted to embarrass her. After thinking about it for a long time, she could only understand that her emperor’s brother also liked glass beads and was reluctant to give them to her. she.

When Zhu Youtang went to court that morning, he specifically told the ministers about sending Zhang Yanling to the army.

Not surprisingly, the ministers were opposed.

"My dear friends, my original intention was to make him take the blame and make meritorious service, but if we really want to judge the crime, is he guilty now?"

Zhu Youtang's question seemed to be a reminder to the civil officials.

If I say he is guilty, he is guilty. If I say he is not guilty, he is not guilty. If you continue to beep, I will not even give you small punishments or big warnings. I will directly say he is not guilty and let him go home. , who loses when you see it.

"Dongchang" Zhu Youtang said.

Xiao Jing took two steps forward from behind him and said loudly to the people present, "Peng Quan, the commander of the Cha Jianchang Guard, once entangled the cavalry in secretly smuggling and trafficking with Fan Bang. Later, he was punished by the local authorities for He was blocked by the rebels and participated in the impeachment memorial out of resentment."

The ministers present were a little unable to keep up with the train of thought.

Peng Quan went to impeach Zhang Yanling because his smuggling interests were damaged, but not because he was selfless. How could this be possible?

Someone wanted to speak for Peng Quan.

But obviously, no one knows what the situation is like in Jianchangwei. Thinking that Emperor Gao was far away that day, the local guard commander was the person who commanded the envoys, which was equivalent to the highest military position of the party. Sir, it is not impossible to smuggle for profit.

Zhu Youtang said, "I don't want to care too much about what is right and what is wrong. What I mean is that both Jian Changbo and Peng Quan have made special remarks to appease the resentment of God." Angry. Gentlemen, this is feasible."

If it were the case before, the minister would definitely not agree.

But now it is difficult to determine whether Peng Quan is good or evil, and the case is in the hands of Dongchang.

Even if the so-called Pengquan smuggling was a lie, in order to quell the public complaints, the emperor had to let Dongchang frame up and make the Pengquan smuggling a solid case. At that time, it can be said that the earthquake in Jianchangwei was God punished Peng Quan for falsely accusing an honorable man for smuggling. At that time, let alone punishing Zhang Yanling, Peng Quan and the local generals would probably suffer.

"Ministry of Punishment." Seeing no one answered, Zhu Youtang could only take the initiative to ask.

Bai Ang came out and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is acceptable. ButThe matter of Jianchangwei should also be thoroughly investigated when the two of them set off to the northwest. ”

Zhu Youtang said, “I don’t want to cause any complications, so this case ends here.” I don't want to hear anyone mention it again. Let's break up."

The court meeting is over.

On the issue of Zhang Yanling, the emperor once again "won a great victory", using an almost non-existent Peng Quan smuggling incident to Zhang Yanling's punishment for guarding the northwest border was determined.

Not surprisingly, after the court meeting, the two cabinet members became the target of public criticism.

Xie Qian was also impatient. He said to the people who gathered around him, "If anyone has any objections, you can report it yourself. His Majesty said that he doesn't want to hear it mentioned again. Are you going to turn a deaf ear to the laws of heaven for the sake of justice in your heart? What is right and what is wrong will not be determined by the judicial department." "Jian, do you want to rely on words to negotiate here?"

Xie Qian wanted to remind these people not to take it as an afterthought whenever something happens.

You have the ability to get angry at the emperor.

Our cabinet, like you, is working for the emperor. We will rush forward without saying anything that sounds unfair.

The ministers are complaining.

Liu Jian and Xie Qian were walking back to the cabinet for check-in. It’s time to end it”

“Yeah. "Liu Jian nodded.

The end of the examination papers will mean that Li Dongyang will come back. With Li Dongyang around then, Li Dongyang can be responsible for many troubles. Li Dongyang is the most effective at dealing with those colleagues who are looking for trouble.

Xie Qian asked, "Your Majesty is suddenly so unscrupulous and also mentioned the so-called smuggling in Jianchangwei. Could it be that someone is giving him advice behind his back? It doesn't sound serious." proposal. ”

The implication is that Zhang Zhou is fanning the flames behind his back

Liu Jian shook his head and did not comment too much, but it was obvious that he was thinking about another thing.

Zhu Youtang is in a good mood, and in the past two days, he is in a good mood. He reconciled with his wife and was in high spirits. While he was out taking a walk in the sun, he went to Kunning Palace again.

He was going to share the good news with his wife about successfully sending Zhang Yanling to the northwest, but instead. After entering Kunning Palace, he found his daughter wiping tears in a corner.

"What's wrong?"

Zhu Youtang hated to see people around him being wronged, so he hurried up to comfort her. /p>

Zhu Xiurong pursed his lips and said, "Father, my brother took away all the beads. "

"Prince"

Zhu Youtang frowned when he heard this.

I originally thought that even if his son was acting nonsense, at least his son should value his family very much. Why is this brother bullying his sister?

He said, "Don't worry, my father will make the decision for you. ”

As he said that, he pulled his daughter inside and sawAfter arriving at Queen Zhang, Zhu Youtang asked about it and found out that it was Zhu Houzhao who brought things to Kunning Palace to honor his mother, and as a result, he had some misunderstandings with his sister.

"You can't say that the prince's heart is bad because of the rules." Zhu Youtang looked at his daughter again and said with a smile, "There are plenty of glazed beads. I will ask someone to bring you some more." That’s it. Queen, it has been decided that Yanling will go to the northwest. He will be appointed as a general in Pianguan. If he performs well, he can be promoted to deputy chief military officer. He will leave tomorrow."

Zhu After Youtang came out of Kunning Palace.

He called Xiao Jing over and gave instructions.

"Bingkuan didn't open a grocery store to buy some glass beads and bring them back to the princess. In addition, he asked to see if he could still make telescopes. There is also a need for the military, so he purchased a batch. ." Zhu Youtang said.

Xiao Jing asked, "Your Majesty, how much will you purchase?"

Zhu Youtang said, "Let's buy it. Don't let Bingkuan suffer, but don't spend too much. Everywhere on the nine sides." They all have to be replenished, even if it’s a bunker, there will be at least three or four hundred of them. Ask about the situation first.”

Xiao Jing took the emperor’s. I ordered him to go find Zhang Zhou.

In the backyard of Zhang Zhou’s grocery store, Xiao Jing personally came to discuss the business with Zhang Zhou.

“Eunuch Xiao arrived just in time for the telescope. Originally, I wanted to sell it to ordinary people, but then I thought about it. This involves the stability of the Ming Dynasty’s border. It would be bad if the thing fell into the hands of the Tatars. " Zhang Zhou smiled, "If it is the imperial court purchasing, I will do my best. I don't know how much the imperial court needs."

Xiao Jing asked, "How much does it cost?"

Change At that time, even if the imperial court wanted to purchase something from the private sector, it would take the initiative, and the pricing power rested with the imperial court.

Only Xiao Jing is afraid of doing business with Zhang Zhou.

He was also thinking, who doesn’t know that you, Zhang, who loves money and is stingy, finally have the opportunity to make money reasonably? How can you not open your mouth like a lion?

Zhang Zhou said, “One tael of silver each, What do you think?"

"How much" Xiao Jing was surprised for a moment.

He thought that Zhang Zhou would at least offer a price of more than ten taels each. After all, this thing is the only one in the world that has no semicolon. Zhang Zhou can’t go so far as to ask for a sky-high price

But who knows , Zhang Zhou only asked for one tael, so if he had to purchase four to five hundred taels according to the emperor's needs, the four to five hundred taels of silver would be able to improve the defensive vision of the nine sides, and the four to five hundred taels would still be a waste of money.

Zhang Zhou said, "A pair of glasses costs one tael. One tael for a telescope, it shouldn't be expensive. Of course, if the purchase volume is relatively large, you can get a 20% discount, that is, a 20% discount." Price."

"It can still be reduced"

After hearing this, Xiao Jing's eyes showed a strange light.

"It's the limit. If you want to get cheaper, you can only wait two years. The craftsmen in my workshop will have better skills. By then, the output will be high, and the price will naturally go down." Zhang Zhou laughed.

Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, there is no need to reduce it any more. Your Majesty also wants to make a profit. Your Majesty said so. You cannot suffer a loss."

This is purely a beautiful word.

As a procurement officer for the imperial court, he belongs to Party A. Of course, he hopes that Party B will suffer more losses. I wish you could still complete the business after losing all your money.

But he can't express his intentions verbally.

"Okay." Zhang Zhou said with a smile, "How many are needed?"

"A thousand." Xiao Jing didn't make four or five hundred, and just doubled it.

Zhang Zhou nodded, "Okay, eight hundred taels then. If you include those with poor quality or those that may be damaged, I will add another fifty to count them as losses."

"Okay, okay"

Xiao Jingxin said.

You Zhang, you have a good conscience. Not only did you take the initiative to lower the price, but you also gave away more

Then Xiao Jing felt something was wrong again and thought, what if he There was a loss in the business, and His Majesty found out about it later. Wouldn’t it mean that I, the person in charge of procurement, would be blamed?

"Sir, are you sure there is no loss?" Xiao Jing cautiously went to verify.

Zhang Zhou also didn’t expect Xiao Jing, Party A, to be so humble.

Zhang Zhou smiled and shook his head, "Of course there is no loss, there is still profit. Unfortunately, I can't give Eunuch Xiao some kickbacks. You know that I am the most rule-based person and don't like to engage in those private exchanges." Set."

Xiao Jing was still thinking about it.

I can complete the errand and make you and your majesty happy. The benefits obtained are not as direct as those two pieces of silver.

"No, no, no, don't suffer, and our family won't suffer either." Doing something to live up to the emperor's favor. By the way, Mr. Zhang, you have Liuli Zhu. The prince took a few to Kunning Palace. The princess liked them very much and wanted to get some more. The price will not be unfair."

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "There are plenty of these."

After speaking, he took a basket from the side and poured out hundreds of glass beads. He asked, "Is that enough?"

"Eunuch Xiao, don't worry, it's a free gift. Just make the princess happy."

Zhang Zhou seemed very generous.

This actually made Xiao Jing a little embarrassed.

While they were talking here, Huang Li came in from outside. He first glanced at Xiao Jing beside him and felt very puzzled. He thought he was a customer who came to patronize him. He saluted Zhang Zhou and said, "My boss, you are welcome." Someone from the house said that a man who claimed to be your brother brought a few people and was making trouble in front of your house."

"Hey"

Zhang Zhou frowned. .

After his eldest brother Zhang Ye arrived in the capital, he had previously inquired about his residence and sent a letter to invite him to "peace talks."

He didn't even pay attention, but Zhang Ye came to the door

"Mr. Zhang, what's the matter?" Xiao Jing received Zhang Zhou's favor, so he naturally wanted to pay more attention.

Zhang Zhou said, "It's okay. My eldest brother is separated from me. We are brothers."The kind of person who will add insult to injury when he is down and out. Maybe they heard that I got the position of Jin Yiwei Qianhu, and as the eldest son and legitimate grandson, I came to ask for it. "

"It can still be like this." Xiao Jing has obviously checked Zhang Zhou's family background and knows what is going on in Zhang Zhou's family. "Sir, don't worry, our family will solve it for you. ”

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, “No, I’ll just go and send him away.” I want to give him the position of Jin Yiwei Qianhu, but I'm afraid His Majesty won't agree.

Xiao Jing said with a smile, "I guess you will look down on a thousand-year-old guard in royal robes. Your Majesty will definitely give you more rewards in the future." But in this position, we cannot take advantage of outsiders. "

"That makes sense, Eunuch Xiao still understands me. "Zhang Zhou nodded.

"Mr. Zhang, why don't we accompany you over there to see if you have any orders? Just say it. Whatever you do is your responsibility. ”

Xiao Jing is very generous.

Not to mention getting advantage from Zhang Zhou today, even if he didn’t, he would not dare to slack off on Zhang Zhou’s affairs.

At the door of Zhang's house.

Zhang Ye was leading a few old guys from Nanjing to form a formation at the door, and there were also followers from Zhang Ye who were knocking on the door. Here, Wang Mingshan was holding a red tassel gun and guarding the door with her followers Ping An and Ji Xiang. In addition, there were long-term workers working in the nearby workshop who also came to help protect the home.

On the contrary. The Jin Yiwei who were supposed to be responsible for protecting the Zhang family were keeping a low profile at this time, standing aside as if they were passers-by.

They probably knew that this was a family matter of the Zhang family and it was not easy for outsiders to interfere.

The two sides are still in a confrontation.

"I'm here to see my brother. The eldest brother is the father. Haven't you heard of this? The neighbors in the street will comment on it."

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Zhang Ye was shouting there, but not a single neighbor came to join in the fun.

This is Qingqingfang. There are mansions of princes and nobles next to it. Who has no time to come here to join in the fun?

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"Hey, big brother, long time no see, I'm not dead yet"

As he spoke, Zhang Zhou jumped off the carriage and smiled at Zhang Ye from afar.

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, it’s a pity for you. I don’t know how much energy I have behind me now. If you want to know about it, you will never dare to come.

“Second brother, please come and let Brother Wei wait here so I can introduce it to you. This is the third uncle of our Zhang family. He hugged you when you were a child and saw you peeing. These two are the elders of the clan."

Zhang Ye came prepared.

This is the "foreign aid" brought from Nanjing City

Before the introduction was finished, Zhang Zhou didn't want to hear it. He smiled and said, "No need to say, where did you come from? Let's go and listen." I would like to advise you, the water in this capital is too deep, and if you are not careful, it is easy to get over your head and drown. Please come back. "Please remember to collect, networkThe latest and fastest address without anti-theft and free reading