Zhang Zhijie's trip to Beijing this time was the smoothest, and he had already returned home in purple clothes first, so when Zhang Zhijie went back, it didn't cause any sensation.

However, after half a year of absence, I still miss it very much, so the house is also lively. When Zhang Zhijie was enjoying the joy of family at home, the government and the opposition were already shocked by the 800,000 taels of tax silver.

Originally, last year, the relationship between Zhang Zhijie and the civilian clique eased, so the government and the opposition praised Zhang Zhijie a lot.

Just when the government and the opposition praised Zhang Zhijie, a discordant voice also came out. Yang Yiqing, the general of the trilateral system, returned to Beijing to report on his work, first sued Zhang Zhijie to the cabinet, and then reported Zhang Zhijie to Emperor Zhengde.

Now the government and the opposition are praising Zhang Zhijie, and even the cabinet scholars are full of praise for Zhang Zhijie, so they only persuaded Yang Yiqing in the face of his complaint.

Yang Yiqing was naturally unconvinced, he was an old veteran of the imperial court, so he directly bypassed the cabinet and went to Emperor Zhengde.

Emperor Zhengde also had a headache, Yang Yiqing worked the three sides all the year round, but Emperor Zhengde was not willing to treat Zhang Zhijie harshly, so he carefully comforted him.

However, Yang Yiqing was also a strong temper, and Emperor Zhengde was very helpless, so he could only put down his words and said: "I don't care, I called Zhang Zhijie here, you can find him yourself!" ”

So Zhang Zhijie, who was immersed in the joy of family, was called to the palace inexplicably, and on the way Zhang Zhijie received the news that Yang Yiqing, the chief of the trilateral system, went to Beijing to report on his work and scolded him everywhere!

Zhang Zhijie felt a little inexplicable, he had been tossing in Beijing all these years, going to the south to toss, and it had nothing to do with the north! Moreover, I have changed the situation of the overstretched treasury this time, and the benefits of the national strength to the three sides are also obvious.

For Yang Yiqing, Zhang Zhijie still admires him very much, this person is virtuous and martial arts, and can enter the phase. Yang Yiqing guards the three sides all the year round, and his hard work is high, and he is praised by the government and the opposition. But Zhang Zhijie really has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't have any grudges.

When he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Zhang Zhijie saw Yang Yiqing standing with his hands tied at a glance. Zhang Zhijie approached quickly and asked the little eunuch next to him, "What about the emperor?" ”

The little eunuch tied his hands and said with a smile: "Back to the little marquis, the emperor has gone to Kunning Palace!" ”

Yang Yiqing has been looking at Zhang Zhijie who is coming, although Yang Yiqing has been stationed on three sides all the year round, but there are also times when he returns to Beijing, he has also seen Zhang Zhijie, so he knows him.

However, Zhang Zhijie didn't know Yang Yiqing, but there was no one else here, and Zhang Zhijie also knew that this swarthy old man was Yang Yiqing. There is a lot of wind and sand on three sides, and it is strange that this old man is not dark and swarthy when the wind and sand blow too much.

The little eunuch next to him swallowed and spitted at the mouth, and said nervously: "Little Hou Ye, this is Lord Yang Yiqing, the imperial envoy of the Right Capital and the chief of the three sides, and he is waiting for the little Hou Ye here!" ”

Zhang Zhijie just woke up from a dream, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Lord Yang, Lord Yang has been guarding the three sides for many years, and he has worked hard for a long time!" ”

Although I have only met a few times and have been on the frontier all year round, who in the Ming Dynasty does not know the name of Zhang Zhijie? There have been so many things that have happened around Zhang Zhijie over the years, which is legendary! It is not unreasonable for Zhang Zhijie to be in a high position now, and in all fairness, Zhang Zhijie has indeed made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty.

Although he wants to scold Zhang Zhijie, he still admires Zhang Zhijie, especially this time Zhang Zhijie opened the sea, which made the treasury of the Ming Dynasty a lot richer! As a trilateral commander-in-chief, Yang Yiqing deeply felt the pain of the tight treasury.

The three sides are the places where silver is most needed, and it is also the place where silver is most consumed, and silver is required for armaments, silver for salaries, silver for pensions, and silver for repairing city walls。。。。。。

It is said that the combat strength of the border army is not good now, but in fact, a large part of the reason is that the national strength is not good. The treasury could not afford a larger military expenditure, and it was difficult to even hold on, and it was even more incapable of the Northern Expedition as it was during the Yongle period.

Yang Yiqing arched his hand and smiled: "Admiral Zhang has worked hard to open the sea in the south, I heard that Admiral Zhang opened the sea this time and escorted 800,000 taels of tax silver into Beijing, which is really a great blessing for the imperial court!" ”

Zhang Zhijie said with a smile: "Lord Yang has praised it falsely, thanks to the emperor's trust, this governor really doesn't dare to take credit!" ”

Yang Yiqing listened to Zhengse and said: "Merit is merit, passing is passing, right and wrong merit is at ease in the hearts of the people!" Over the years, Admiral Zhang has made great contributions to the imperial court by hoeing and quelling chaos, opening up the sea for trade, establishing the community, and rejuvenating the country! ”

"But my courtiers eat the king's Lu and are loyal to the king, and taking credit for themselves is the way to be a minister."

Zhang Zhijie listened to Zhengse and arched his hand: "I've been taught!" ”

Yang Yiqing said in a deep voice: "This official entered the court this time to report on his work, and he wanted to ask the court about something, and the border army asked the court for ordnance, and six thousand of them were not delivered!" The official repeatedly urged, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea. ”

Zhang Zhijie couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, it turned out that he should be here, when he took over the Weapons Bureau, he immediately stopped all the orders. It doesn't hurt if there is no war in other places, and the border army may have a war when, so Yang Yiqing is looking for it.

Yang Yiqing continued: "So this official must ask when he returns to Beijing this time, when will this fire gun be delivered?" Asking and asking, the emperor and the cabinet have pushed to Admiral Zhang! Admiral Zhang is now the commander of the Ordnance Bureau, does he want to give an explanation to this official? ”

Zhang Zhijie smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Yang is indeed looking for this governor!" In this way, the Ordnance Bureau still has 2,000 guns in stock, so I'll give them to Lord Yang! ”

After Yang Yiqing came to the capital, he personally looked for the emperor and the cabinet, and now he has found Zhang Zhijie's head, even if he can't come out with 6,000 firearms, he has to give 4,000 firearms!

turned out to be only two thousand, Yang Yiqing heard it and immediately said dissatisfied: "Two thousand? At the beginning, the cabinet approved 6,000, but now Admiral Zhang has given 2,000 to his official? Admiral Zhang's discount is too big, right? ”

If you don't know the goods, you're afraid of shopping around! Can these two thousand arquebuses be compared to the previous guns? The arquebuses are only loaded with the fleet that goes to sea, and even Zhang Zhijie's descendant Shenji battalion has not yet been installed, and now he has given these two thousand arquebuses to Yang Yiqing, which can be regarded as Zhang Zhijie's apology!

After all, at that time, Zhang Zhijie asked the Ordnance Bureau to stop all, and the firecrackers made would soon become scrap copper and rotten iron, without considering that the border army was at war!

Zhang Zhijie said apologetically: "Lord Yang doesn't know, this governor just made a small change when he took over the Ordnance Bureau, so the production of firearms was delayed!" But Lord Yang rest assured, these two thousand firebolts are extraordinary, and they will definitely be satisfied with Lord Yang! Zhang Zhijie just had to put his chest as a guarantee.

(End of chapter)