Chapter 728: Closing the line at both ends

Because Guangdong is far away in the extreme south, although there is also a Jinyi Guard Station according to the rules, after all, there are not so many places that need to be monitored, so dozens of Jinyi Guards in the Guard Station have very few instructions. Since the business atmosphere here is extremely prosperous, several thousands of households in the health office have to use their brains here, so they have opened several car and horse shops, which can not only inquire about all kinds of news but also do not misunderstand, which can be described as the best of both worlds. As a result, from the Yongle period to the present, thousands of households have changed several terms, but this virtue and politics have benefited many military households.

In the past, Emperor Tiangao was far from having to listen to people's assignments, but now as soon as he received Zhang Qian's instructions, Qianhu Tang Le was reluctant at first, but after figuring out the two cases to be investigated, he couldn't help but be shocked. He is a person who knows some inside information, but at this time, he does not dare to disobey the order, so he has to send his two general banners to investigate carefully. There are many eyes and ears in the eye, but he got the news in two days, and immediately sent it to the Shibo Mansion. I thought that this matter would end here, but at noon, the Shibo Mansion sent two little eunuchs over, saying that Zhang Qian wanted to see him.

Jinyi Wei is in the thirteen guards in the world, and important state capitals also have eyeliner spies, etc., can find a position in a provincial guard and a thousand households, Tang Le didn't know how many times he was active in the capital in the past. Because of this, he is very familiar with the personnel in the palace. At this time, he entered the Shibo Mansion through the back door, and followed the subordinates around for a while before he arrived at the main room, and when he saw the man sitting in the center with a tea cup, he quickly knelt down on one knee and saluted.

"See Father-in-law Zhang."

"You've done a good job this time, and you've worked hard. Don't be so polite, get up and speak. ”

With Zhang Qian's words, Tang Le suddenly felt a lot more settled. Pondering the position and sitting down on the first chair on the right hand, seeing that Zhang Qian's expression was still good, he was about to explain this matter, when a sharp voice came from outside: "Father-in-law Qiyu, Lord Li, Lord Yu, and Master Zhang, the Domain Division, are here." ”

"Although it's a post, it's hard to come so together all at once. You order, if anyone dares to leak out the matter that everyone has gathered today, they will be killed immediately! ”

The chief officials of the three divisions and yamen gathered, Tang Le was suddenly startled, and when he was about to stand up, he heard the word "killed" again, he only felt that the chair under his buttocks was like a stove, and he was actually restless. It wasn't until there was no sound outside, and the eunuch who came to pay the obeisance seemed to have gone to greet the three big men, so he stood up and said carefully: "Gonggong Zhang, you asked the lowly to investigate this matter before, and the lowly boy carefully investigated it, but some things are not easy to write on the official document, and it is not easy for others to report it. The Xu family is just a mere businessman and is not to be feared, but as far as the humble knows, this family is behind it...... Behind it is the Marquis of Zhenyuan. ”

Marquis of Zhenyuan?

Zhang Qian frowned when he heard this. He has followed Zhu Di since the Yanwang Mansion, and he is most familiar with those noble generals. Among the nobles and nobles, in addition to the old man who has followed Zhu Di since the beginning of the army, there are also those who have returned in various battles. Among them, Gu Cheng can be regarded as an outlier - after being attached, he has been assisting Zhu Gaochi to live in Beiping, and has never made any plans to live and die, but in the end he still made the marquis to guard Guizhou - of course, his people know that there is a clear sense of proportion in advance and retreat. Now it is Gu Xingzu who inherits the title, if it is really this commander, things will be tricky, but it is expected that the Marquis of Zhenyuan will not stand out for a businessman.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sound of talking outside, and Zhang Qian gestured to Tang Le, signaling him not to say anything more. When he stood up, he saw Zhang Yue and Li Long Yuliang enter the house together. Just look at the expressions of the three people, as if they were talking happily when they came in this way. greeted each other, and when he saw that they were all looking at Tang Le beside him, he said lightly: "This is Tang Le of a thousand households in Guangdong Jinyi Wei Thousand Households, and our family asked him to handle a case before." I thought it was a small thing that was caught by hand, but who knew that it was not a small matter, so I had to invite three adults as a last resort. ”

Last time, because of Zhang Yue, one benefited and the other got a name, and now Li Long and Yu Liang watched Zhang Qian take office, pondering that he and Zhang Yue seemed to have a very good relationship, and they secretly paid attention to themselves, so today they were even more invited without any delay. Hearing this, Li Long, the commander of the two products, smiled and said: "Where is Gonggong Zhang, if there is a case, even if he is instructed, please say anything." are all officials of the imperial court, if there is a big case in Rendi, who doesn't care? ”

Since Li Long said so, Yu Liang, who was in charge of the provincial criminal name, naturally would not let go of this opportunity to show his goodwill, and said with a smile at the moment: "That's what Gonggong Li said, since we are here, what kind of case is it, please make it public." ”

Zhang Yue is not as good as these two people, so naturally he doesn't have to show his heart so openly, and besides, this matter was originally found by him, so he just nodded at this time. As soon as Zhang Qian opened his mouth and explained, Li Long and Yu Liang couldn't help but look at each other. This is naturally a great event for the common people, but it doesn't matter to the two of them, who are in high positions. It is a credit to do this thing well, but it is a big fault to die if it is not done well. So, the two exchanged glances, and Yu Liang said cautiously: "Grandpa Zhang has a complete grasp of the whereabouts of those people?" ”

"Jinyiwei's family has been dispatched, will we be sure?" Seeing that both of them were a little hesitant, Zhang Qian said in an aggravated tone, "Selling your own people to foreign countries is originally a great crime. When our family came, the emperor mentioned that Guangdong is located in the extreme south, and it is necessary to prevent adulterers from being able to communicate with others. This sold the Chinese people to foreign countries, and in a big way, isn't it a traitor? ”

The word traitor came out, and others had nothing to say. At that moment, Li Long took the initiative to say that he would send troops to round up according to Zhang Qian's instructions, while Yu Liang said that he would take people one by one according to the list at that time, and Zhang Yue naturally took over the troublesome and trivial things such as sending Yiying people back to his hometown at that time. When this matter was over, Zhang Qian excused himself to discuss the affairs of the city, but Zhang Yue was left behind.

"I sent someone to check the accounts of the Shibo Mansion in the past few years, and the results were surprising. For a full ten years, the money handed over to the imperial court by the city boss was not as much as Qin Huaijin's family property! Since I had supported the Jinyi Guard, I sent them to check the dock by the way, and the results were shocking. Didn't you say before that you were an official? This matter can't be delayed any longer, and if you go down any longer, the entire dock may not belong to the imperial court. I just got the news that three ships have entered the port today, so I have found a reason to close the dock! Although the case of smuggling people out of the country is very important, the matter here is also very urgent, how are you prepared? ”

Zhang Yue thought that Zhang Qian would wait and see for a while when he first arrived, but he didn't expect him to be so anxious to urge himself, and he couldn't help laughing. After a little hesitation, thinking that his father had done everything that needed to be done and what should be prepared these days, he nodded and said, "In that case, without further ado, I will accompany Father-in-law Zhang to the dock early tomorrow morning." ”

"Good!" Zhang Qian suddenly nodded heavily, patted the armrest and stood up, "In the past few days since I arrived, I have received countless gifts from the front door, and I have accepted them one by one, and they all think that I am better than Qin Huaijin before, and I have no scruples when I put away the money." Tomorrow is over, and they should know what kind of person I am! ”

Early the next morning, when it was dawning, the Fan Si Street of the Yamen of the Chief Political Secretary was already closed to traffic. There was a long convoy parked in front of the door, and at the head was a cloud-headed green mantle car, but the one hanging in front of it was a vermilion embroidered ribbon. The yamen had already been ordered at this time, but there was no sound at all, and after a while, Zhang Yue waited out with his entourage, but he got into the car with a vermilion embroidered belt. Soon, the group of people who hugged each other left Fansi Street.

Although most of them usually travel on horseback with three or five retinues, and occasionally take a car or sit on a four-person car, they rarely use the leading guard of honor, but this time since he went to Huangpu Town with Zhang Qian, without waiting for his orders, the chief secretary immediately dispatched the messenger to clean the street. Coming out of Fansi Street, the streets and roads along the streets were all empty, and the people were all avoiding the roadside, and many of them looked at the mighty group of people with curious eyes. However, the front windows of the car were all hung with bamboo curtains, and the shadows were so good that I could only see people inside, and the rest could not be seen. Rao is like this, or many people are talking about it.

Zhang Qian has been sent to Guangzhou and Quanzhou many times to welcome the envoys of Western countries, and has also led a fleet to overseas countries. Speaking of the three Ceylon cargo ships in the port that had just docked yesterday, he sneered.

"Since Qin Huaijin served as the eunuch of this city, I am afraid that the subordinate officials of the city department are not as effective as his personal ones. Now that he has fallen, many of the people working on the dock have sharpened their heads and squeezed under my door, and they are still not optimistic about the market. On the Yuan Festival, the Municipal Department was originally subordinate to the Political Secretary, but the Political Secretary has not been able to interfere for many years. If there is no holy will, I can't let you interfere rashly, but now that the emperor has allowed it, you can put on the role of your boss. As long as I don't speak, you, the political envoy, will say a word. Do you know all the people you're looking for? If they misestimate the value, the merchant will not accept the goods, which is also a troublesome matter. ”

"Father-in-law Zhang can rest assured that this industry is not important now, it has been as important in the past and in the future. If they dare to look away this time, they don't want to gain a foothold in this business in the future. Besides, I promised to set up an official tooth bank, and if I colluded with the merchants inside and outside like those people in the past, I also have a way to punish them. Besides, there is a father-in-law Zhang who sent people to close all the docks, even those big businessmen want to do tricks, but there is no way to enter and exit. ”

"Good!"

Since Qin Huaijin was placed under house arrest, everyone on the dock in Huangpu Town is in danger, and they are all worried about being cleaned. However, unexpectedly, for more than a month, the three divisions of the yamen, who were the first to make a thunderous move, did not move, so they gradually saved a little luck and became bold. After all, not everyone can do the tricks that the merchants on the dock can do, and the officials at the top can be changed one by one, and if the people like them are all changed, then no one will work.

When Zhang Qian took office as the eunuch of Shibo, Qin Huaijin "feared crime and judged himself", and the Shibo Mansion did not refuse to give gifts, so they decided that they were right. Therefore, even if the three boats arrived yesterday, the Shibo Mansion ordered the dock to be closed and no one was allowed to enter, and only sent someone to take the merchants to Huaiyuanyi, and they were only relieved after panicking for a while. After receiving all the gifts, will it still change the hexagram?

At this moment, when the front guide arrived at the dock, and the green mantle cloud head car slowly approached, the scribes who were waiting on the dock early all knelt down on the ground. When Zhang Qian and Zhang Yue got out of the car together, everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and when they looked up, they found that the honor guard was written on the honor guard Zhang, the eunuch of the city of Qin, and Zhang, the political envoy of Guangdong Zuobu.

These two characters seem to have nothing to do with each other, but it was rumored that after Zhang Qian took office, Zhang Yue frequently stayed in the Shibo Mansion, and everyone looked at each other for a while, and they didn't think about it.

The August sun is still scorching and blazing, so two young eunuchs have already stepped forward to open the three-eaves silver floating tutu umbrella cover lined with black brown Luo table red silk, and Zhang Qian, who is wearing a unicorn suit, quietly rolled up his sleeves a little, and then glanced at the people kneeling below, and said lightly: "Our family only cared about cleaning up the many ills left by our predecessor before, and we didn't have time to come to the dock to have a look. ”

Zhang Qian was a royal eunuch before, and in all seriousness, he was only a fourth grade. However, the lieutenant guards the place and is often given a unicorn suit that can only be taken by the prince, if he encounters a domineering one, he is simply above the three local divisions, so Zhang Qian spoke so politely, and the people below were immediately flattered, and the leader hurriedly kowtowed: "The little one doesn't dare, it's just to serve the imperial court......

"As soon as the goods arrived, there were people who led them to those wealthy merchants, and first traded the high-value goods privately, often half or ten to six or seven, and then reported to the official to draw points, this is your service to the imperial court?"

Slowly, seeing that everyone was stunned, Zhang Qian put away his smile again, and his tone brought out a bit of ruthlessness: "Accepting bribes from Yi merchants, reporting a full ship as half a boat, a merchant as an envoy, and a worthless thing as a tribute, so that the court will spend a huge reward in return, this is your service to the court?" is called an official scribe, but he is actually a lackey of a wealthy businessman, so don't want such a person who serves the court! ”

Speaking of this, he stood with his hands in his hands and looked at Zhang Yue. Seeing this scene, Zhang Yue didn't look at those trembling guys, but there was a bit of murder in his voice: "Come on, fork all these people out, from today onwards, these people are not allowed to step into the wharf of Huangpu Town again!" If the merchants in Guangzhou City take them in, they will be held accountable! ”

When Zhang Yue said this, Zhang Qian turned his head and said to him with a smile: "Yuan Jie, how about following me over there to meet the Ceylon envoy?" ”