Every year at the end of the year, local officials go out of their way to give gifts to the old Taoist priests in Jiajing.
This year, it was a bargain for the hundreds of military craftsmen stationed in Hangzhou in Jinyiweinan Town.
Because he succeeded in making transparent glass and named it Crystal, he attracted a lot of business.
For a while, Nanzhen Fusi was in the limelight and became a hot topic. This year is also the first time since Nanzhen Fusi opened the town that the arrears of wages have been paid and additional New Year gifts have been given.
It was in this day when everyone was cutting their heads and trying to be new and different to please the emperor, but one person was quite disharmonious.
That is the new Shanghai County Magistrate Hai Rui.
His old mother bought a lot of new year's goods and made arrangements for his wife's housekeeping. Even beef was bought as an exception, about ten kilograms.
It was just Hai Rui who was writing furiously.
The content written is naturally sincere in terms of emotion, but in fact it is somewhat incompatible with the atmosphere of the New Year.
What Hai Rui wants to talk about is actually Yang Jinshui's godson's bribery and embezzlement of public funds from the Weaving Bureau.
Hai Rui is not a newbie who has never seen the market. The reason why he wrote this memorial is firstly because it is true, and secondly because he was against the guarding eunuch’s excessive interference in local affairs through the Weaving Bureau. counterattack.
When writing memorials, one must make sure that the emperor understands that eunuchs, like gentry, are also subject to corruption. And unlike the gentry, when the gentry commits corruption, their family assets are often left behind. Therefore, once the court cracks down on corruption, it is completely possible to verify the family assets and confiscate them.
Corruption by eunuchs often ends up spending the money, and the court will not be able to make much money when they ransack their homes afterwards.
Liu Jin during the Zhengde period is a clear example.
Of course, the more important thing is to prevent eunuchs from corroding the new learning in Hangzhou in advance. The new law has not yet been rolled out here, and the key links have been corroded by the eunuchs sent by the palace.
As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked, and if the lower beam is not straight, it will fall down. It is necessary to learn new methods and guard against mistakes.
Recently, the imperial court has been carrying out reforms in Renyi and Xining, but one of Wang Jinggong’s biggest mistakes was that his subordinates failed to guard against the slightest possibility.
Civilian and military generals often have overlapping positions and supervise each other. Eunuchs, on the other hand, are unsupervised. The deeper it penetrates into the grassroots, the greater the damage. This makes it impossible to hold people accountable for the failure of various policies and to blame each other. Especially when there is eunuch support.
Finally, it was directly revealed that the eunuch discovered was innovative in taking bribes to quit drinking.
The so-called withdrawal of alcohol is actually due to the recent advancement of double-entry bookkeeping. The Weaving Bureau wants to avoid supervising the newly invented method of giving and accepting bribes.
It is normal for the Weaving Bureau to welcome guests from all over the world and order some wine.
Since they are all wealthy gentry from all over the world, Lord Taixi, there is nothing wrong with purchasing the most expensive West Lake brew in Hangzhou, which costs a thousand taels of silver a pot.
Don’t think it’s too expensive. The price has been like this since the middle of the year, and now it has gone up a bit at the end of the year.
The store is located in Taixi Fang, with clearly marked prices. The most expensive flight isTianxi Lake costs one thousand two hundred taels of silver per pot, which is about three kilograms of wine.
The strange thing is that such expensive wine is not only purchased by the Weaving Bureau, but also purchased by wealthy gentry from all over the world. To buy this wine, you have to ask the winery to make a reservation, which is now scheduled until next summer. Many people are rushing to send money but can't make it.
Such a strange thing originally happened peacefully under the background of Hangzhou's commercial prosperity.
Until the Hangzhou Port became clogged, part of the terminal business was diverted to Shanghai Port.
This West Lake Winery has opened a branch in Shanghai for convenience.
Half a month ago, until Hai Rui visited the home of Chengtian Youlu in the county, he accidentally discovered that there was a complete pot of West Lake brew.
At that time, I only knew that the wine was expensive, but I didn’t know that there was something fishy about it.
Because Tian Youlu was also brought here from Chun'an County by Hai Rui, the two of them were always friendly. Although Tian Youlu was greedy and bribery, he still knew the seriousness of the situation.
Hai Rui first laughed at Tian Youlu and asked him to bring him some good wine and have a drink.
But when I saw Tian Youlu’s frowning expression, I knew something was fishy. Fortunately, Tian Youlu didn't hesitate. He was stunned for a moment and quickly served wine and dinner.
Just in the process of drinking, I took care of the West Lake Brewing jug in every possible way.
It seemed that Hai Rui couldn't help but laugh. "Tian Xian Cheng, what are you doing with this wine flask that you treasure so much? Although it looks good, it is not an expensive thing."
Hai Rui asked tentatively after three rounds of wine and five dishes.
"Master Hai, let me tell you the truth, your wine may not be as valuable as this pot." Please remember to save it, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading