Chapter 11      Reason

The Military Affairs Office called Daqi. The emperor took out a matter that he reported to Zhang Jixin and other officials in Shanxi Province a few days ago, "... Zhang Jixin asked for an order to build a railway from Shanxi to Beijing. I asked the Military Affairs Office to discuss it together, but will there be a result?"

"Yes, after the agreement, I thought that the construction of railways in Jin Province should be slow." Yan Jingming replied, "From the ninth year of Xianfeng to May of the tenth year of Xianfeng, Shandong, Henan and Zhili provinces had already submitted railway construction documents. Emperor Meng sued him, and Shandong and Henan, and then began to send officials to inspect the terrain, recruit civil servants, collect materials, and wait until everything is ready. The Ministry of Revenue, who is in charge of the order, has allocated 20 million taels for the above three provinces. If the railway is allowed to be built in Jin Province at this time, I am afraid that the state's treasury will not be sufficient for use."

"Listen, as long as you mention spending money, the first person who is poor with me is my God of Wealth in the Qing Dynasty." The emperor smiled and joked with Yan Jingming, "Yan Jingming, you are the minister in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. Since you entered the Military Affairs Office, you have promoted profits and eliminated disadvantages, and have the effect of opening up the source and intercepted them. By the ninth year of Xianfeng, the amount of silver in the Ministry of Revenue treasury was as high as 59 million taels - it can be seen that I did not choose the wrong person, you did a good job!"

"I dare not. All my achievements are all based on the emperor's guidance. I only apply my subtle power to achieve the position of assisting the Holy Lord."

"In the future, there are many places to use money. I still say the same thing. What should not be used should naturally be managed effectively. No one should be greedy for the sake of his own selfishness and enjoy the national income; and no one should be greedy for spending. It is like this railway matter. Of course, every time one is built, it consumes money and mobilizes the people, and the province suffers a lot of burdens. But after it is completed, the railway will facilitate businessmen and people, and not only can the circulation of all industries in the province, but also can communicate quickly and smoothly between the province and other provinces - Yan Jingming, outsiders do not know the details. You always know that the Jiangning Railway has received three or five million taels since its opening three years ago, right?"

In May of the tenth year of Xianfeng, Zeng Guofan, the governor of Liangjiang, reported to Chen to Beijing during his tenure, and summarized the benefits of the Jiangning Railway over the past few years. The king and ministers knew about it. Therefore, Yan Jingming nodded honestly, "Yes, the emperor said. I worked with the Ministry of Revenue and calculated in detail. After thinking about it in three to five years, the funds spent on building the Jiangning Railway could be recovered one by one."

"That's it. Don't think that after a railway is completed, it takes ten years to recover investment. The province where Jiangning Railway is located is the most fertile province in the world. Water and land are well-known, and people have many choices when traveling. There is no need to rely on the railway method, so the results are slow. However, provinces such as Shanxi and Henan are different. "After ten years ascending the throne, political affairs are becoming more and more handy, and the monarch and ministers discuss politics, mistakes are not a rare sudden event. Every time they make a decision, the emperor rarely discusses political affairs with important officials of the Military Affairs Department like today. "These places have been barren since ancient times, and the mountains have risen and crisscrossing, making it difficult for the people to travel. Therefore, once the railway is passed, I think that it is much more efficient to use than the railways in Jiangning and Zhili provinces."

He smiled, "Of course, I think the return on your money is much faster than before."

Yan Jingming's ugly face turned red and he didn't say anything.

"In fact, Shanxi built railways not only for the convenience of people's travel in the future, but also for the sake of the country." The emperor also said, "In the eighth year of Xianfeng, I ordered my seventh brother to lead troops out of Beijing to Shanxi to compete with the soldiers of the Green Camp of Shanxi. Shenji Camp took twelve days from Beijing to Shanxi! Think about it, once the country has a policeman, at this marching speed, when they arrive at the battle zone, they will be trapped and exhausted. I am afraid that they will not fight with the enemy, and they will be clear about victory or defeat."

"The emperor said this, I was inexplicably impressed by the military strategy. The military strategy said: Soldiers are of great speed, and it is precisely for this reason. I think that in the future, the railways are connected in all directions. My soldiers in the Celestial Dynasty can arrive at the same time, and they can receive the effect of strange soldiers." Su Shun said on the side as if he was idle, "I think there is another section that will be even more beneficial. In the past, when the soldiers marched, they worked hard, and before they arrived, they had already been exhausted but lost their courage. With the railway, soldiers would no longer have to suffer the wind, frost, rain and snow, and run on the road. At that time, with a high spirit, they would have the courage of thousands of men to fight against the enemy."

After hearing Sushun's answer, the emperor smiled and asked Yan Jingming again, "Yan Jingming, do you think Sushun's words can you see?"

"I think that what Lord Su said is all good words for the country and military strategists, and I also discuss it."

"Then, let's settle this matter. But it doesn't have to be limited to Shanxi Province," the emperor said with a quick knife to cut the mess. "Now the country is peaceful, there is nothing more to worry about. Once there are police in the northwest and military affairs are complicated, just the errands of the provinces next to the army will be enough to make the people of the Ministry of War make me terrible. I think, with Beijing as the ***, connecting Taiyuan, Yuci, Xianyang, Xi'an and Xining, we must connect the railway network into one to benefit the country and facilitate the people. What do you think?"

According to what the emperor said, it seemed that he wanted to build the railway into Gansu Province? This was a thousand miles away from what the monarch and ministers agreed just now. Yan Jingming was a minister in charge of the Ministry. He was determined to spend it, and he was inevitably panicked. "Emperor, the effectiveness of the railway has long been seen by the people of the world. The emperor is determined to be in great governance in the world. I should be careful to assist the emperor to win the favor of picking up the emperor. However, I think that if I say that the province of Shanxi must be troubled by the raising funds, or if I say that it is connected to Gansu..."

"I know what you want to say. Indeed, if you want to build a railway to Gansu, the cost is too great. Therefore, I think it is better to use the railway as collateral to borrow money from the ministers in Beijing, borrow other people's chickens, and hatch your own eggs!"

The emperor spoke vulgarly, and everyone felt fresh, but he was puzzled. What is it called "borrowing other people's chickens and hatching their own eggs"? Is it so easy to borrow other people's money? Or after borrowing it, there is no need to pay it back?

The emperor on the throne seemed to have made any more explanations, and waved his hand with a smile, "Don't understand? It doesn't matter, you will understand in the future."

Send everyone out, the emperor looked at the bright sky outside, and remembered the Cao Yang family he had seen yesterday. For a moment, he couldn't stop thinking about the thought of "Liu Fu? Chuan Sushun comes in."

Soon, Sushun followed Liu Fu and entered the bedroom. Before the emperor could kneel down, he reached out to stop him, "Sushun, in the eighth year of Xianfeng, did you handle the errand of Wu Yan and others in Shanxi to steal and sell official grains, is there a conclusion?"

Su Shun was stunned. This matter had already become a yellow flower tomorrow. Why did the emperor ask again? "When I say to Master Long Sui, this matter has been handled properly. Wu Yan, Yan Duanshu, He Duan and others were surrendered by the emperor and were given to silk prison. Other cases involved officials, and each was punished. The news came out, and the people in Jinzhou all said... "

"I'm not asking you this. What I'm asking is that the matters of the 16 merchants in the province who joined forces with Wu Yan and others to steal official grain were done properly?"

This became more and more strange. When Sushun was not in the capital, he deliberately launched a major case in the province, one was to eliminate the disadvantages of the province, and the other was to promote his own benefits. Fengzehao, Dayu and other 16 grain and rice shops, together with Wu Yan and others, theft and sale of official grain, was so thrust and sold. There was actually a family of young people who hugged their heads and cried together. It was said that Sushun did this to deliberately force Cao Yang. It is said that he wanted to take the United States to the north and serve the emperor with sex! Later, Cao Yang was forced to hang himself and commit suicide to maintain his reputation. The matter was very big for a while, and Sushun dared not pursue the competition again.

Many merchants, including Fengze, knew that this matter could not be passed like this. Sushun was cruel and would have some follow-up measures in the future. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the previous situation was not correct and the subsequent events had not occurred. If they could not do their own plans early, they would be afraid that the disaster would not last long! So several merchants contacted each other and sent people to Beijing to conduct a large-scale activity.

The Shanxi people have the highest power in Beijing, Yan Jingming, the Minister of Military Affairs. He was originally from Shaanxi, but later because his hometown was close to the Yellow River and often caused floods, he had to move to Shanxi. The people sent by various merchants moved him with a sense of family and persuaded Yan Jingming. When the military affairs met, the emperor reluctantly accepted what he wanted to close the 16 grain and rice shops. This matter came to an end.

Although Sushun people were not in Beijing, they knew everything in front of the imperial court. Why did they ask Yan Jingming and other military ministers? He stammered for a few times, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, "I think that the eighth year of Xianfeng was originally a pity for the emperor, and I couldn't bear to see all the shops and tens of thousands of employees in these dozens of merchants suffered from chaos. But I always thought that if I said that it was easy to forgive the law and not blame the public, it would be difficult to achieve the effect of the thunder of the law. If there were such a thing in the future, what would happen? Should I let it go one by one because there were many people involved?"

"Well, what you said is not without reason, but as time goes by, and it has been so long, should you still turn it out?" The emperor pondered and said, "If everyone is doing this, I'm afraid everyone will be in danger?"

Sushun understood the emperor's meaning, and the law did not blame the past, and the past was turned on and reviewed again. Not only was it unfair to the recipient, but it also made a bad example. If the ruler wants to be guilty of others, he could overturn the case at any time, wouldn't it make everyone feel in danger? But he could understand the emperor's meaning, and just take this opportunity to have a love for his lover!

With such a judgment, the following words will be easy to express, "The emperor is wise." He said, "In the opinion of the servant, you must not ask about this matter, nor should you ask in detail. It is better to find one or two companies that lead the way, and impose a little punishment to serve as a warning. It is to demonstrate that the country's strict law is strict, and there is no need to delay too much, which makes the common people feel frightened and have no place to be terrified, and it can be said that both sides are accomplished." He touched his head and said, "The servant, please advise the emperor."

"Which of these sixteen merchants is the most wealthy?"

"Of course, Fengzehao must be the one. As far as I know, Chen Shimei, Wu Yan and other two governors had stolen and sold 60% of the official grains, and they fell into Fengzehao's warehouse. The remaining fifteen families were divided into the remaining 40%.

"What a rich man. I'm not afraid of dying after eating so much?" The emperor murmured to himself, "Let's just do it. Grab the typical Fengze name to warn the world."

"Zhe." Su Shun agreed with understanding, and saw that the emperor had no other choice but to say anything, and he ran out of his head.

Back at Guanyi where he lives, Sushun thought in his heart that this matter is considered official business, and it is okay to say private affairs. Moreover, the emperor's intention is very clear, that is, to use this as an excuse to select Cao Yang to enter the palace, so it is better not to promote Li too much. Sushun made up his mind and ordered, "Please Mr. Hanxian. Oh, take my film and ask Brother Cao to come to Guanyi."

After the emperor inspected the green camp, Yu Sushun was dissatisfied and hurriedly sent him a letter to invite him to Taiyuan Prefecture from Beijing. In less than two days, he encountered such an errand. After hearing Master Ju Ting say it, Huang Xi was stunned for a moment, "You must make a long-term plan for this matter."

"What?"

"Sir, please think that once this matter is known to outsiders, it will always be defiled by the wise and the wise virtues. There is no need to mention it to the wise, and how can there be slander and slander..."

"Don't you have told me that Emperor Zhengde of the former Ming Dynasty also had so many defeats?" Su Shun smiled unfairly, "What's more, the emperor's lord of the wise and wise now returns to the world and governs the world. What's such a small matter?"

Seeing that he was determined, Huang Xi didn't have much advice, so he turned his mind to how to plan this matter for Lord Ju Ting. While thinking, he was amused. He felt that he was full of knowledge and had not seen Zhan Bu. Now he wanted to find a way for the emperor to think about the way to get close to the beauty. It was really ironic!

After planning with Sushun, a man from the door said back and forth that Cao Qingfu was here. Please go to the main hall and sit down. Sushun and him didn't have much polite words to say, and got to the point, "The emperor has fallen in love with your heroine."

"Oh?" Cao Qingfu was not surprised but happy. This was what he and Sushun wanted. Moreover, once the Cao Yang family left the province, some merchants and miscellaneous businesses left in Shanxi would take over the management. According to Sushun's prior agreement with him, he would ask the provincial government to come forward. He used Cao Qingfu's many years of working in the Cao family, with official business transactions and connections with other provinces. He served two masters and had familiar connections. When Cao Yang family was in charge of the family, he often used him to maintain it as an excuse to push him to the top.

Seeing that things were a little bit clear, Cao Qingfu was overjoyed, but when he looked at Sushun's face carefully, it seemed that he did not go so smoothly, "Sir, what's wrong? But is there any trouble?"

"It's not considered a mistake." Sushun explained to him a few words, "Now I'm just afraid that your mistress will imitate the incident of that year and hang her son to death. She is a little bitch and spread it. Not only will the agreement with your brother fail, but your Cao family will also be in trouble to exterminate the clan!"

Cao Qingfu was also a little stunned. He served as a big checker in the Cao family for many years, especially after Cao Yang's family was in charge. He believed in many ways. He knew the temper of the heroine well. Cao Yang was strong and would rather break than bend. It can be seen from the last time he sacrificed his life to be humiliated. If he was forced again and the scene of that year was staged again, what would he do?

Sushun gritted his teeth viciously, "You go back and tell your mistress that if you think it's enough to hang your son to death, I will personally set up a rope for her! I'm afraid that she will anger her father. Not only will she be able to protect her life, but you, the Cao family, can't even think about living in peace!"
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