Sun Xian hesitated slightly, and said: "Since the emperor ascended the throne, the southeast money and grain tax has been declining year by year, but the foreign court has shirked this matter for many reasons. ”

"I don't know how this matter is, but I can't do anything about it."

Wanli is a little indignant, the south of the Yangtze River is so prosperous, since the beginning of the ancestor has been a heavy land for the Ming Dynasty, but since the founding of the country for more than 200 years, the various commercial taxes have never increased, and the quota has decreased year by year. On the one hand, there are certainly reasons for merging fields, but the most important thing is that the merchants and gentry concealed the report. Otherwise, how can the tax on money and grain become less and less after two hundred years of prosperity?

Strange, the first weird in the world!

It's just that what does this matter have to do with Wei Liangchen's presiding over the southeast expansion?

Sun Xian didn't have time to hesitate, and hurriedly said: "The emperor thinks he won't forget the Suzhou civil rebellion a few years ago, right?" Thinking that the weaving eunuch Sun Long was bent on rectifying the commercial tax, but was expelled by the Suzhou merchants, these Suzhou merchants and even the gentry were extremely arrogant, lawless, and openly resisted taxes, so that Sun Long still does not dare to return to Suzhou...... In view of this, the old slave agreed to Wei to preside over the southeast expansion, because Wei dared to act. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Long paused, "Emperor, although Wei Liangchen is not longitudinal, but to the emperor and my inner court, he is extremely loyal." ”

"What do you mean?" Wanli seemed to understand what Sun Xian meant.

"If there is nothing to do in the palace, whether it is the southeast or the south of the Yangtze River, it will be convenient for the palace to have nothing to do with it." After Sun Xian finished speaking, he bowed down.

Wanli's complexion changed sharply, his eyes were glazed, and he gritted his teeth and said: "The tiger is not powerful, when I am a sick cat." It's up to you, the southeast is not a porcelain shop, I let Liangchen break in, and it's not mine! ”

After the words are finished, it is called Sun Xian's purpose.

Sun Xian replied: "Jiangnan Town guards the new official Xinli, and takes on the matter of expanding the sea in the southeast, the old slave thinks that Wei Liangchen is alone, and it is inevitable that the manpower is unbearable, and the palace needs to send more manpower..."

This is also the meaning that it should be, the town guard Zhongguan Yamen is no better than the previous unjustifiable Admiral Maritime Yamen, not to mention the weight of the duties and power of the town guard, just say that there are also sub-guards, separate preparations, and gun supervision under the town guard and the eunuchs must be filled, these are all to be sent by the palace, and it is impossible to let Wei Liangchen be there alone.

Wanli was reasonable, and without thinking about it, he ordered: "The eunuch will be selected and transferred to the south to prepare for guarding the yamen." Another..."

Wanli thought about it, and actually ordered Sun Xian to send an edict to Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and asked these two divisions to send 100 captains (fans) to the south for Jiangnan Town to guard the yamen. But to put it simply, it is not to mention the matter of funding for the yamen guard of Jiangnan Town.

"Emperor Shengming!"

Sun Xian's heart was wide, with His Majesty's will, his cadre Sun Liangchen in Jiangnan wanted people, power, and prestige. As for the funding, it is difficult for the emperor to mention it if he doesn't mention it, so it depends on whether Wei Liangchen can maintain the yamen himself.

As the head of the palace and the palm seal of the celebrant supervisor, Sun Xian really wants to open up the situation in the southeast, the reason is that in the southeast, the palace is also red-eyed.

More importantly, he has to make some achievements to prove himself when he takes office. He didn't dare to meddle in the affairs of the nine sides, but he could do it to rectify the southeast and restore the status and reputation of the eunuchs in the southeast. After all, with the support of the Nanjing garrison yamen, those rich people in the south of the Yangtze River did not dare to openly rebel.

Even if it is to let Sun Long, the weaving eunuch hiding in Hangzhou, be able to return to Suzhou, it will be a great face and glory for him Sun Xian.

And if you want to achieve this goal, it really depends on whether his godson Wei Liangchen dares to continue to "do nonsense" in Jiangnan.

Since the emperor has decided, Sun Xian will not be hesitant, and he will go to the celebrant to draft the decree and issue an order to allocate manpower, but he saw Bingbi Matang walking in from outside the hall.

"Emperor, the slave maid has just rushed back from Tianjin, and learned that the emperor decreed the establishment of the post of Jiangnan town guard lieutenant official, the slave maid is really surprised, Jiangnan has not had the post of town guard lieutenant official since the beginning of Taizu, but I don't know why the emperor set it up? … The slave and maid thought on the road, this position of eunuch in Jiangnan Town is really unacceptable. ”

Ma Tang went to Tianjin to get the money, although he was promoted to Si Li Bingbi, but the customs customs of Tianjin and Linqing were still in his hands. He also took a lot of money back from Tianjin this time, the purpose was to use this money to "buy" the emperor and fulfill his wish to supervise Dongchang.

Seeing that it was Ma Cheng who came back, Wanli's face was overjoyed, but when he heard him say that the eunuchs in Jiangnan Town couldn't be set up, he couldn't help but be unhappy, and asked casually: "Why can't it be set up?" ”

"The slave maid heard that Wei Mou, young and frivolous, lawless, careless of human life, greedy, relying on the emperor's favor and trust to do mischief in Jiangnan, how can this kind of person guard Jiangnan? If Your Majesty really decides to set up Jiangnan Town Guard, he should also choose the old and important people in the palace, and dare to entrust Wei with such a heavy responsibility, won't he let the foreign court say that I have no one in the inner court? ”

Ma Tang's resentment towards Wei Liangchen has not disappeared, even if he has not seen this little eunuch. But now that the beam has been settled, his father-in-law can't let it go easily. Especially that kid actually got the important position of eunuch in Jiangnan Town, how old is this? If you want to put it aside for another ten or eight years, won't you go to Beijing and Jinbingbi?

Regarding Wei Liangchen's accusations, Wanli had heard a lot, and he had long been cold, but he had already been moved by Sun Xian's words, so he waved his hand and said: "I know what you said, and I have already considered it, although Wei Liangchen is young and a little ignorant, but he has always been shrewd and has ideas, and he should be able to do a good job of guarding." ”

Ma Tang didn't comply, and actually asked the emperor to take back his order, repeatedly saying that Wei was not so useful.

Sun Xian frowned slightly, and said unhappily: "Father-in-law Ma, the emperor's golden mouth has been opened, can it still be taken back, don't say more." ”

"Doesn't Gonggong Sun know what kind of character Wei Liangchen is?" Ma Tang sulked.

"Just because you're young doesn't mean you can't do good errands, aren't there even fewer young people in the palace? Wang Zhi of the Chenghua Dynasty was in charge of the Imperial Horse Prison at the age of fourteen, and he went out to supervise the army, and he didn't see anything wrong with him, and all errands were properly handled. This Wei Liangchen is a few years older than Wang Zhi, and he is the head of the mansion, he is smart and clever and not under Wang Zhi, he is quite valued by the concubine and the emperor, so there is no need to say more about Gonggong Ma. ”

Sun Xian's will has been decided, and your Matang will obey the order, saying too much will make His Majesty unhappy, and it will be in vain.

Ma Tang heard what Sun Xian liked, and wanted to continue to oppose this matter, but when he looked up, he saw that the emperor had a book in his hand to read, but this time he didn't dare to object anymore, and turned to talk about the trip to Tianjin.

The spiritual leader of Wanli came up, threw the book on the table, and asked Ma Tang in detail how much tax and silver he collected when he went to Tianjin.

Seeing this, Sun Xian bowed down and said, "Emperor, the old slave has retired, so I will go to the prison to prepare the decree and hand it over." ”

Wanli waved his hand, this will, His Majesty the Emperor is calculating the account in his heart.