Liu Yuwenxun was promoted to a level official, received a commendation, and was endorsed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which meant that he would most likely return to the court and serve as the Minister of the Six Ministries after resigning as governor of Jizhou.
The news reached Santunying, the station in Jizhou Town, which also surprised Liu Yu.
Commander-in-chief Ruan Xing also came to congratulate him. As the current two major civil and military leaders in Jizhou, neither of them went with the army to send troops to the old city of Daning. , but at this time they enjoyed the fruits of sending troops.
"Mr. Liu, judging from His Majesty's decree, it is just around the corner for you to return to Beijing to serve as a minister. When the time comes, don't forget to serve you in a humble position."
Ruan Xing is already quite old and is a veteran, but he is even more conciliatory than the young man when it comes to catering to his superiors. The smile on his face is almost overflowing to the floor.
Liu Yu was very helpful to Ruan Xing's courtesy, and said with a smile, "That's because you, Commander Ruan, are well-organized. It's right to send troops to Daning this time, so that Duoyan Wei will submit, you and me." You can all take credit, and I will mention it to you when I present my merits."
"Thank you, Mr. Liu." Ruan Xing looked overjoyed.
I felt a little disappointed.
It would be a bit too shabby to just mention one sentence.
“But all of this must be attributed to us performing all the etiquette when Cai Guogong arrived.” Liu Yu Suddenly changed the subject.
Ruan Xing said in confusion, "Didn't he confiscate all the gifts given to Cai Guogong at that time? No, he did accept some ice cubes, but this doesn't seem to be enough to clear up the relationship. Could it be that it was courtesy rather than affection?" "Heavy"
Liu Yu said with a scheming look, "You don't understand. What matters is the attitude, not the actual gift. Do you think Cai Guoguo really lacks anything but the actual gift?" After receiving the gift, Cai Guogong knew in his heart that we were sincere in doing things for him, so he would give us the opportunity. Well, this opportunity would have come."
"Master Liu, you are still better than others. It is difficult to understand such a profound inside story, so we will miss the opportunity."
Ruan Xing first complimented him, and then changed the subject, "Look, Cai Guogong has given us a chance, right? If I want to show my sincerity, I would like to say that among the officials and generals in the border towns, whoever wants to attach themselves to Cai Guogong rarely has the chance. Let’s think about it carefully.”
Ruan Xing suggested, “Sir, if this is not the case, I will send someone to send some condolences to Cai Guogong and also mobilize some people to give him. "Church."
Liu Yu glanced over and said, "Are you trying to use a public weapon for personal use, and violating the taboos of court officials?"
"I am willing to obey your orders." Ruan. Xing felt that when it came to currying favor with Zhang Zhou, it seemed that Liu Yu only wanted to be the leader and was unwilling to adopt other people's opinions.
To put it bluntly, Liu Yu is a bit stubborn when it comes to doing things. He seems very confident and doesn’t show off to his subordinates.opportunity.
Liu Yu said, "If you send people there, the local soldiers and horses and the soldiers and horses of the Beijing camp will not be able to deal with it. Besides, Cai Guogong is not short of manpower and money."
"If it is Nothing is lacking, but this is not a good idea." Ruan Xing felt that what Liu Yu said had exceeded the upper limit of his thinking.
If you don’t give gifts, how can you show your sincerity
Liu Yu said, "You still have little knowledge. What Cai Guogong lacks is the support of connections. The Jin Yiwei captured a number of local troublemaking officials and gentry. It is causing people to panic, what if we calm down the hostility in the local area, reconcile the relations between all parties, and at the same time allow Cai Guogong to improve his reputation locally?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty."
Ruan Xing is a military commander after all. He doesn't have as many convoluted ideas as Liu Yu. After listening to Liu Yu's analysis, he couldn't help but be impressed.
Liu Yudao, "Now let's see how to improve Cai Guogong's reputation. Reputation among scholars is very important. I heard that Cai Guogong is very knowledgeable in academics. Many people once wanted to worship him." We can help him write books and promote his knowledge." "I don't understand this humble position," Ruan Xing said, "but in terms of manpower and material resources, you just give orders."
Ruan Xing probably understood that since he could not take the lead and had to listen to Liu Yu, he could just give Liu Yu money.
Liu Yu’s original purpose was to make Ruan Xing pocket money.
Liu Yu continued, "I will entertain the local officials and gentry for another round of banquets. From now on, when it comes to local procurement of civil engineering, food, etc., I will not compete with the people for profit. I don’t care if you give them a small amount of money, but give them a chance to make a profit.”
“Sir, even if you don’t want it, the people below will respect you.” Ruan Xing reminded.
"Furthermore." Liu Yu said emphatically, "Cai Guogong once mentioned that building a shipyard locally would require a large amount of manpower and material resources. We should supply this."
"This"
Ruan Xing became worried when he heard this.
As for promoting Zhang Zhou’s academic thoughts, the most important thing is to give out a few books and publicize them among the scholars. Spending a little money can still solve the problem.
But we need to build a shipyard
Ruan Xing secretly thought, Mr. Liu, are you out of touch? We can get the manpower and material resources, so we can’t start with one hundred thousand taels of silver. Is there so much money to supply?
Liu Yudao said, "The local officials and gentry must contribute money and efforts."
When Ruan Xing heard this, he said to himself, yes, he still needs to blackmail the local officials and gentry. .
The purpose of accumulating connections for Cai Guogong is more to exploit local officials and gentry for him
But respect is also a connection, and fear is also a connection. In short, it is to make the local officials and gentry speechless. This is tantamount to adding a pinch of salt to the order of the local officials and gentry, making life even more difficult for the local officials and gentry.
"Go and make arrangements now."
Liu Yu said, "Just tell them, if anyone disobeys my orders, refuses to show up, or deliberately seeks trouble, then don't blame me for being ruthless. This is all for the sake of the stability of the court, and I have no selfish motives at all. ”
Zhang Zhou was in Yongping Mansion, and the mining work has been basically completed in nearly a month.
The locations of three relatively good mines are located within a distance of Within thirty miles, transportation roads, supplies along the way, and manpower had to be arranged. Miners should have been recruited locally, but because the relationship with the local government was not harmonious, a lot of manpower had to come here from other places in the Gyeonggi Province. Side note.
However, Zhang Zhou is a "private enterprise" and it is about performance.
In other words, Zhang Zhou is willing to pay these people and come here. The soldiers in the Beijing camp who were responsible for guarding were originally on duty, but Zhang Zhou still paid subsidies, so that the recruitment of miners was not a big problem.
In this era, due to land annexation. Seriously, many farmers who have lost their land are willing to leave their farmland and become craftsmen.
Especially in the Gyeonggi area, land annexation is more serious. The land of the officials and gentry is connected for dozens or hundreds of miles, while the land of ordinary people is connected. Most people want to be tenants, but now they can work for Zhang Zhou and earn more than farming, allowing them to support their families. This will drive many people to become miners.
"Mr. Cai Guo, His Majesty has urged you to return to Beijing. In addition, you may want to go and see Yongping Mansion in person. ”
As the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Mou Bin almost always followed Zhang Zhou An from Yongping City to the mine, also to show that he was here to help Zhang Zhou.
< p>Even the hard work of carrying ore, Mou Bin did it himselfThe main thing is to look familiar in front of Zhang Zhou.
Zhang Zhou said, "The battle is not over yet. "
Mo Bin asked, "Then you want to wait for the rest of the war before returning to Beijing."
"It's not decided yet. "Zhang Zhou seemed uninterested, "It's better to rest for a few days and appreciate the surrounding scenery. Why rush back?" Mou Bin said, "But there are also rumors in Beijing recently that His Majesty may be going back." I don't know where the news came from to make some reforms and purges during your absence in Beijing, but it has also made people panic, and many people are afraid that they will be targeted. ”
Zhang Zhou smiled and shook his head, refusing to explain.
As he was speaking, Li Rong was sitting on a sliding pole not far away and was carried to Zhang Zhou. After putting it down, Li Rong was supported by two people, and finally got up and walked over slowly.
"Eunuch Li worked so hard, he really shouldn't stay on the mountain. "Zhang Zhou looked very concerned.
Li Rong said, "I can't help it. You are so old. Our body is not in good shape, especially when it is cloudy and rainy. Mr. Zhang, we are here to talk to you. Talking about Liu Yu, the governor of Jizhen, I heard that he has been very noisy recently. ”
As he spoke, Li Rong compiled a piece of information obtained by Dongchang., give it to Zhang Zhou.
Zhang Zhou took it in his hand and looked at it, and couldn't help but smile.
Li Rong asked curiously, "Sir, don't you really think that such a person can be used? I heard that he is only clean on the surface, but secretly always exploits the local area. Even if he has good political achievements in the past, he is just eating people without spitting out their bones." Some people say that he is the master of a wild goose."
Mo Bin was very curious as he listened.
Why does Li Rong have such a big opinion against Liu Yu now
It’s just because Li Rong doesn’t get Liu Yu’s respect
“But if Mr. really plans to use him If so, you can let someone hammer it." Li Rong said, "I don't know what you think, sir."
Zhang Zhou said, "Eunuch Li just came to tell me this."
Li Rong then remembered. What's going on? He said, "It's still about Duoyan Wei's tribute. I heard that this time the entire Duoyan Wei tribe moved south. The tribe is close to Daning, and the tribe leader and others will be arriving at Ji in the next two days." Zhouzhen, if you don't return to Beijing this time, you may miss a grand event."
Zhang Zhou waved his hand and said, "Fire sieve to pay tribute to Beijing is also full of sincerity, now."
"Isn't it that everyone has declined now? Who still knows Huo Si?" Li Rong looked like that group of people didn't understand and insisted on going against you. That was their own fault.
Zhang Zhoudao "On the contrary, after Tang Yin entered the court as the admiral of Yizhou Shanchang, the position of governor of the Bohai Sea was vacated, and your Majesty has not yet arranged for new personnel to take over."
" You mean"
Li Rong was also a little confused.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Eunuch Li also said that Governor Liu of Ji Town is so concerned about shipbuilding, so why not recommend him to be the governor of Bohai to take care of the shipbuilding in Bohai?"
"Hehe."
Li Rongben wanted to analyze it carefully, but when he heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
Liu Yu was already the governor of Ji Town, an important town on the Nine Sides. After receiving the emperor's commendation, everyone thought that he would join the court and become the Minister of the Sixth Ministry. Who knew that he would directly "transfer" a Bohai governor? , which is equivalent to saying that the official position has become a false position, and the bright future has been eliminated in an instant, which is a bit gloomy.
This means that Liu Yu flattered the horse's hooves
Mo Bin said aside, "Although the post of governor of the Bohai Sea was only established in recent years, it is related to the Ming Dynasty maritime territory." It is stable and its position is also very important."
Li Rong continued to laugh.
He could only think that Mou Bin was telling a joke on purpose.
Zhang Zhou said, "I agree with Eunuch Li's evaluation of Governor Liu. He still needs some experience. The main responsibility of the Bohai Governor in the future is to build shipyards and manufacture ships along the Bohai Sea. I I will propose this candidate to His Majesty, but it is hard to say whether His Majesty will choose it."
Li Rong and Mou Bin were both thinking that as long as it is proposed by you, Zhang, His Majesty will definitely agree. Don't even think about it.
Just what Liu Yu thought
OriginallyI wanted to be your pawn, but I was actually assigned to a hard job by you. Liu Yu wouldn't just give up the job.
"Eunuch Li and Commander Mou, a troupe came to the mountain to sing an opera today, so it's time to relax a bit." "Why don't we go over and have a look together?" Zhang Zhou invited with a smile.
"Okay."
Li Rong accepted it happily.
In the past few days in the mountains, he, an old eunuch, had neither access to power nor any livelihood in the market. It was no different from being in jail.
When it was rare to relax, Li Rong naturally wanted to enjoy it.
The mountain was very lively that night.
Halfway through the opera, Zhang Zhou was about to leave.
Li Rong looked over at Zhang Zhou, Zhang Zhou also greeted him, and the two of them left the stage together and headed towards the camp tent.
In front of the tent, several people were already waiting.
Waiting to step forward, the light of the lantern illuminated the face of the person in front of him clearly. Li Rong was still a bit unfamiliar with the person coming.
"Let me introduce you to Eunuch Li. This is my junior brother, Tang Yin, who is currently the right minister of the Ministry of Industry and the admiral of Yizhou Shanchang." Zhang Zhou said.
Li Rong smiled and said, "I've heard about the name for a long time."
Tang Yin also hurried to greet him.
Behind Tang Yin, there was Xu Jing, and Zhu Feng was also standing nearby, but he looked very inconspicuous.
We entered the tent together, lit a few candlesticks, and then sat down.
Li Rong asked in confusion, "Sir, I don't know why Tang Shilang came here. Could it be that he came here about firewood?"
Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "Let's go." Tang Yin will tell you personally."
Tang Yin then raised his hand and said, "I came here under orders to tell you something about going to North Korea. I don't know the details."< /p>
"North Korea"
Li Rong was a little puzzled, "There was a lot of trouble at the beginning of last year. Wasn't it said that there was an accident? Why did it happen again?"
Zhang Zhoudao "There is no change, but we have to create some change for him."
"This"
Li Rong obviously didn't understand.
Tang Yinze roughly knew what was going on, and seemed reluctant to mention it, and even turned his gaze elsewhere.
He felt as if he was going to be tricked by Zhang Zhou again.
Zhang Zhoudao said, "Nowadays, Nuergandusi is the main force. The Ming Dynasty still wants to eliminate the Jurchen forces in Liaodong and other places. Korea has always been a hidden danger because of its special geographical location. But as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea still has its necessity to exist."
Li Rong asked, "That means it cannot be destroyed."
Zhang Zhou nodded, "To destroy North Korea is a big matter and involves many people." The significance of controlling things is also extraordinary."
"Mr. Zhang, please make it clearer." Li Rong pointed to his head, "Our family is young. I’m old and I can’t keep up with my thinking.”
Zhang Zhou then made it clear, “Last year we took advantage of the situation in North Korea.Changes occurred and a new king was established. Although it seemed that he was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, he did not have the ability to convince the public, and there were still opposition forces within him. "
"Uh, so" Li Rong feels that his head is not enough.
You have already supported a new leader of North Korea, do you need to support another one?
Is it so fun to mess up North Korea?
And is it too easy to think that North Korea can be manipulated by you?
Zhang Zhoudao, "Let's put it this way, the former leader of North Korea, The one who is now demoted to Lord Yanshan did not die when he abdicated, but was simply exiled. Although he had misdeeds in the country, he was not to the point of anger from heaven and people. ”
What Zhang Zhou said was because the Lord of Yanshan, Li, was ousted before he had done all his evil deeds. So after Li Yi came to power, many people thought that Li Yi had usurped the throne.< /p>
Not to mention Zhang Zhou’s presence, which allowed Li Yi to ascend the throne a few years earlier. Historically, Li Yi was also subject to controversy, and he was not even canonized at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.
p>And Li Yi was too young, only fourteen years old, and there were many people in North Korea who wanted to compete with him.
In addition, Li Yi's ascension to the throne was all planned by the Ming Dynasty, especially Tang Yin. Helping him achieve this was considered a direct assignment from the suzerain. This also made everyone in North Korea think that Li Yi was just a vase and had little contribution to driving away Li.
He was just a freeloader. .
Zhang Zhou continued, "We cannot make life easy for North Korea. This is also related to their insufficient contribution to our war to eliminate the Jurchens in the past two years.
Li Rongdao "In this way, it is time to change the leader of North Korea and let North Korea have civil strife. The Ming Dynasty will send people to pacify North Korea. In the future, North Korea will completely surrender to the Ming Dynasty. This should be in line with Your Majesty." idea. At that time, the Korean people will also be grateful to the Ming Dynasty for their multi-layered efforts in suppressing the rebellion. ”
Zhang Zhou turned his attention to Tang Yin and said with a bit of regret, “It’s a pity that my previous recommendation to Your Majesty for Tang Yin to be the governor of Northern Liaoning did not come true. Otherwise, everything would have gone smoothly.” . "
"Oh, why is that?" Li Rong still didn't react.
Zhang Zhou sighed, "Speaking of which, my junior brother has many fans in North Korea. Previously, North Korea Within the territory, Tang Yin can be said to have attracted a lot of limelight. "
"Ah, yes, yes. "Li Rong then remembered.
To say that the most powerful figure in North Korea's purge war was not Li Yi, but Tang Yin.
Maybe even It is said that Tang Yin is the founding father of half of North Korea. If Tang Yin is in Liaodong, if North Korea dares to skip its annual support to the Ming Dynasty's military and political affairs, it will be destroyed by Tang Yin.
Li Rong suddenly realized.
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