Chapter Eighty-Nine: Step by Step
Wang Xueshan's palms were sweaty, when Xiao Xuanchou, Zhang Yubo and others went in to inspect and interrogate, they did not sit and wait outside the fence, Qin Chengbo made his cronies carefully inspect the injured people of Dongcheng Lieutenant, most of them were injured and bruised, although some armor could still be recovered in the field in front of the fence, but there was no bloodstain of the battle, but it was trampled on and did not look good, and the truth was naturally clear at a glance. The more than 20 scoundrels who escaped before also asked about the details of the escape, although Lin Jian sent people to copy his back road was a little unauthentic, and what he did was really not excessive.
Wang Xueshan had Chen Zhi's heart with a thousand knives: he led more than 500 people, and lured nearly 600 people to accompany him, but more than 500 people lost their armor and fled back, and more than 500 people were captured.
How incompetent it must be to create such a "glorious record", why didn't he die headlong?
Wang Xueshan stared at Chen Zhi who tied up the five flowers, although he had the intention of killing him, but he couldn't kill people in front of Qin Chengbo and Gu Wuchen, and even to avoid Chen Zhi convincing Gu Wuchen that the past was not good for him, Wang Xueshan also promised to save his life in private just now.
"Lord Wang, can we interrogate Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi now? Or is it that the person is first taken to Jiangdao Prison and imprisoned, and then tried after he gathers the five divisions in the future; Or will it be handed over to the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate for interrogation? Of course, Gu Wuchen would not let go of Wang Xueshan, and pressed forward step by step.
Escorting Chen Zhi to Jiangdao Prison pending trial, the initiative will be completely handed over to Gu Wuchen, who knows what Gu Wuchen will take out from Chen Zhi's mouth to be unfavorable to himself, of course Wang Xueshan will not do it; The Criminal Department, Dali Temple and the three divisions of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be interrogated, Chen Zhi is not qualified to enjoy it, Wang Xueshan naturally does not want to enjoy it, according to what his staff Ma Weihan said, he knows that he has to retreat in front of the court tonight to make Gu Wuchen satisfied, and after a little calm, he arched his hand towards Qin Chengbo and said: "There are people in the five divisions tonight, and Lord Qin is tired......
"It's okay, it's okay, it's all for the imperial court, there's nothing tiring or tired," Qin Chengbo squinted and smiled, he didn't want to make such a big political storm when he was about to leave Jiangning, and he was also afraid that the turmoil caused by Gu Wuchen's overthrow of Wang Xueshan would involve him, on the other hand, Wang Xueshan wanted to bow his head to Gu Wuchen and compromise, and be a witness himself, and he would have less benefit? What if he stayed up all night and didn't sleep, and said, "Dongyang Juzi Lin Si is still imprisoned in the grass hall, not only is he guilty, but he also has great achievements, how can we bear to see him blame himself to the death?" ”
Even if Wang Xueshan has the heart to peel off the skin and bones of Lin Bin, at this time, he will praise Lin Tie as rare in the sky and unparalleled in the world, and he will invite Lin Tie out with Qin Chengbo and Gu Wuchen to commend him.
Qin Chengbo, Wang Xueshan, and Gu Wuchen had to interrogate Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi for dereliction of duty, false reporting, and framing that night, Xiao Xuanchou, Zhang Yubo, Chen/Yuanliang, and even the Xuanfu envoy and the subordinates sent by the Admiral's Mansion were inconvenient to leave, even if they could not participate in the actual trial, they had to pretend to be present. Zhao Shuhan, Ge Siyu and others are witnesses, so naturally it is inconvenient to leave, anyway, they can't return to the city at night.
The elite of the two battalions of the Jiangning garrison army and the entourage of Qin Chengbo and others relaxed their vigilance at this time, and they all entered the fence wall and stayed in the open space inside the south gate of the fence. The few remaining soldiers and horses of the Dongcheng Lieutenant who came under duress were disarmed and guarded; The more than 20 scoundrels who had escaped by chance before were not lucky this time, and naturally they were all imprisoned within the high walls pending trial.
There was a commotion outside, but Lin Lian, who was imprisoned in the grass hall, had been sitting in front of the desk reading a book, and when he heard Zhou Pu say that Qin Chengbo, Wang Xueshan, Gu Wuchen and others had come over, he quickly took off his clothes, half-naked, and asked Zhou Pu to help tie a few thorns to his back, and kneel in front of the hall with his back door, making it look like he was guilty of thorns. Liu Yue'er and Xiaoman also lived in the surrounding house temporarily, not on the side of the cottage, otherwise he would be a prisoner here and serve with two beautiful maids, a big mistake would not count, and he would not be able to escape if he was scolded twice.
"What are you doing here? It's all my fault with Zhang Wendeng's negligence, conniving at Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi to frame the virtuous and causing you to suffer, how can you feel at ease if you do this? As soon as Wang Xueshan entered the door, he saw Lin Tie kneeling with the thorns on his back and everyone on his back, although he wanted to step forward and kick his mother's feet, but he was busy with his hands and half hugged him, and comforted him not to blame himself in a very self-reproachful and regretful tone.
Qin Chengbo, Gu Wuchen and others watched Wang Xueshan perform there, Zhang Wendeng, the right secretary, was the most depressed, Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi's stupid actions today were all instigated by Wang Xueshan, Wang Xueshan just pulled him to share the responsibility together, Zhang Wendeng couldn't open his mouth to argue for himself, and scolded in his heart: When it's useless, you can't take care of anything if you throw it aside, and you can't enjoy any benefits; When it is useful, pull it together and carry the black pot.
Lin Tie also pretended to be a pretend, then untied the thorns and got dressed, and saluted Qin Chengbo, Wang Xueshan, Gu Wuchen and other adults again, his official position was the lowest, from the ninth grade, and then the lower was the official, after a round of salutes, there were not enough seats in the hall, so he could only stand there with Ge Siyu to observe, Ge Siyu's book order history is still a nine-rank official, although he has no real power, but the official position is slightly higher than him.
"Bring the criminal Chen Zhi up," Qin Chengbo instructed, and asked Gu Wuchen again, "There are too many people here, and it is inconvenient for interrogation, should we find another place?" Chen Zhixian was the first person to make the contribution, and Lin Sijiao suffered from it again, so he could participate in the interrogation. ”
The bamboo hall was not built, except for the surrounding house where the displaced people lived, only this thatched cottage was slightly like it, and the others were either shacks or round warehouses. They can't let Qin Chengbo and them interrogate Chen Zhi in the shack, although Xiao Xuanchou and the others have no shortage of high-ranking officials, they can only honestly take the initiative to retreat outside and wait in front of Qin Chengbo.
The interrogation of Chen Zhi is false, let the others retreat, and negotiate a compromise between Gu Wuchen and Wang Xueshan to maintain the current equilibrium in Jiangning City.
Lin Lian was able to attend and also entrust his relationship with Gu Wuchen, so naturally he had no qualifications to speak, so he could only watch coldly how this political transaction was carried out. Chen \/Yuan Liang took pen and ink to record, he, like Zhang Yubo, was labeled as the Dongyang Township Party, Qin Chengbo named him to participate, nominally he had the first merit tonight, and Zhang Yubo, as the secretary of Jiangning Mansion, joined the army and had the fault of not being strict, in fact, he was also inclined to Gu Wuchen when he asked Wang Xueshan to reach out and reap the benefits.
There were three people on Gu Wuchen's side, Qin Chengbo mediated the ruling, and Wang Xueshan was alone - Wang Xueshan could only admit it, who made him completely disadvantaged at this time?
"Today, Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi led his troops and led more than 1,000 people to the market, trampling more than 1,000 acres of land, and the tenant landowner was damaged, so he had to be inspected according to the inspection department...... Gu Wuchen said.
"The physical damage will be investigated by Moling County, and Jiangning Mansion will make up for it." Wang Xueshan said.
"Everyone is practicing the fields because the road is narrow and difficult to walk, and this side of the estuary will be the key to the prison island, and the road is not passable, so it is necessary to observe it according to the inspection department......," Gu Wuchen said.
"The cost of road construction will be shared equally among the merchants in Moling County, Jiangning Mansion, Prison Island and Hekou, is it okay?" Wang Xueshan said that Gu Wuchen clearly said that he was exercising the supervision power of the Inspectorate Department, but in fact he was holding money hostage, and it would be easy if Gu Wuchen was just trying to blackmail property, but unfortunately this was just Gu Wuchen who just started to put forward the conditions, and the follow-up was still to come.
"There are many suspicious points in the document issued by the Jiangning Mansion to arrest Zhao Qinmin, and it is necessary to investigate it according to the Inspectorate Department......," Gu Wuchen said.
"Most of Zhao Qinmin's crimes are very likely to be framed by Chen Zhi, the governor of Dongcheng, Chen Zhi was imprisoned today, and the charges against Zhao Qinmin are naturally suspicious, and the Jiangning Mansion should find out about it, and then deal with it again with the Prosecutor's Department." Wang Xueshan still won't let Zhao Qinmin go, but he also knows that the public arrest documents can only be withdrawn.
"All the prisoners who were imprisoned today are to blame, except for the four who received the bodies of the Xu family who killed the mob on the spot, the other mobs can be punished slightly, and all the judges should give them a chance to repent and mend themselves; At the same time, the intrusion of the market wall caused millions of property damage to the camp of the estuary, and the money from the atonement may be used to help the Jiyun Society to help the displaced people......," Gu Wuchen said.
"Of course." Wang Xueshan said that he didn't believe that there were so many losses within the fence, and calculated in his heart that with 10,000 yuan per person to atone for their crimes, the 546 arrested people in the market could extort more than 5 million yuan, or more than 4,500 taels of silver, and the loss within the fence could be about one-tenth. Anyway, this money is extorted from these unlucky people who have been caught, and Wang Xueshan has nothing to feel sorry for, and Gu Wuchen also wants to get some benefits for his subordinates, there is no oil and water at all, who will follow him?
"That's as it should be." Qin Chengbo also said, but he thought in his heart that the benefits of Wang Xueshan's personal promise to him should be far more than this, so he didn't say anything to share the spoils.
"Dongcheng Lieutenant Chen Zhi is derelict and greedy, and needs to be dismissed and investigated, and the Dongcheng Lieutenant is really unbearable, according to the responsibility of the Inspectorate to prepare for the army, I recommend Liu Xilin, the deputy lieutenant of the Yunqi of Dongyang Mansion, to replace him; The right Si Kou joined the army Zhang Wendeng was not strict, and he also had to bear his responsibility, and the Dongcheng Lieutenant temporarily returned to the left Si Kou to join the army, what do you think? Gu Wuchen said.
Wang Xueshan changed color, Gu Wuchen asked for money and things, he could agree, Dongcheng Lieutenant used Gu Wuchen's personal person, and transferred Dongcheng Lieutenant to the jurisdiction of Zuo Sikou Zhang Yubo, according to the Inspectorate Division, and had the right to prepare the government army, such a condition was agreed, that is, the consciousness of Dongcheng and the suburbs of Dongcheng City gave up the security power to Gu Wuchen.
Lin Jian sighed beside him, the relationship between Liu Xilin and Gu Wuchen was not very close, and he was only from the military attache of the seventh rank of the lieutenant of Yunqi in Dongyang Mansion to the lieutenant of the sixth rank of Dongcheng at once, which was suspected of being over-exalted, which also exposed the disadvantage that Gu Wuchen could use too few people.
"I think ......it's okay," Qin Chengbo said, "Shen Rong, the prefect of Dongyang, once told me about this Liu Xilin in a letter, but I didn't expect Lord Gu to recognize it, Shen Rong said that this Liu Xilin is a rare general, I think Shen Rong's words can always be believed, not to mention that the soldiers of Dongcheng Lieutenant do need to practice and drill." ”
"When I went to work, I arrived in Jiangning from Shiliang, Liu Xilin led the cavalry to escort me, and after a few days of getting along, I felt that it was useful, and recommended generals for the imperial court, and I also did not dare to slack off according to the duties of the inspector and the envoy." Gu Wuchen said.
Lin Lian thought that Liu Xilin's background might not be simple, even Qin Chengbo, the general of the Jiangning garrison, had heard of his name, and Gu Wuchen and Shen Rong should also have a close relationship, otherwise they would not transfer the people from Dongyang Mansion to Jiangning without Shen Rong's acquiescence, but he thought that Liu Xilin had a straightforward temperament, and it might be better to follow Shen Rong, the prefect of Dongyang, such a strong and capable governor, and I am afraid that he would not be able to adapt to the complicated officialdom here.
Lin Jian didn't have the qualifications to intervene after all, and Gu Wuchen wanted to transfer Liu Xilin, but he couldn't persuade him. Besides, Liu Xilin is Gu Wuchen's person, and he has a good relationship with him, and he will be of great help to Jiyun Society in the future, at least in Moling County and Jiangning Dongcheng, there is no need to worry about any hostile forces fighting against him.
"If Lord Gu has any other requirements, please tell us all about it." Wang Xueshan said that it was almost his limit to give up the security rights in the Dongcheng area, but Qin Chengbo supported Gu Wuchen in this matter, and he made up his mind to satisfy Gu Wuchen, even if he was depressed in his heart, he could only admit it, but he gradually became a little impatient when he spoke.
"There are no other more requirements, Cao Liang goes north, and the needs of the emperor are urgent, according to the inspection and envoy department, he has the position of supervising Cao, and he has to ask Lord Wang to cooperate with him." Gu Wuchen said.
If the Chu Party wants to be in charge of the center, it cannot but rely on the wealth of the southeast, and grain is the most important of them. At that time, there was no governor in charge of Cao Yun, and the counties through which Cao Lu passed, Cao affairs were supervised by the Yamen of the Inspectorate Division, and Gu Wuchen had the post of superintendent.
During the war in Eastern Fujian, the grain transported from Yanjing in the southeast dropped sharply from 6 million stone in previous years to less than 2 million stone, and now that the war in Eastern Fujian is over, it is said that the grain supply should also be restored to the level of more than 6 million stone, so as to alleviate the urgent need for grain in the north. It is said that the actual situation is that the southeastern counties have come up with all kinds of excuses, such as just ending the war, recuperating with the people, and deducting the military funds they had paid in advance, and they are unwilling to increase the supply of grain to the north.
It is said that Jiangdong County, including Jiangning Prefecture, should increase the amount of grain exported to Yanjing this year from 600,000 stone to 2 million stone, and Gu Wuchen traveled to Zhufu County, and the number of grain that was actively increased in various places was only 200,000 stone, and half of the new 200,000 stone grain had to be converted into silver at the current price of Jiangdong County.
Jiangdong is the land of fish and rice, the price of grain is cheap, a pound of polished rice is only five yuan, and to Yanjing, a pound of polished rice costs eleven or twelve dollars. The depreciation of grain into silver in various prefectures and counties is to convert silver into silver at the local price of rice, and this part of the silver can only be purchased in Yanjing to buy less than half of the rice grain, which is actually the local unwillingness to bear the high cost of transportation.
In this way, the amount of grain that Jiangdong County will send to Yanjing this year can be increased to a maximum of 750,000 stones, which is too far from the request made by Zhang Xie, the deputy minister of Gu Wuchen, when he left Beijing, and Zhang Xie hopes that Jiangdong County, including Jiangning Mansion, will be able to export 1 million to 1.2 million stones of grain to Yanjing this year.
The Chu Party does not have much power in Jiangdong County, and it is very difficult for Gu Wuchen to promote this work, others can always find enough excuses to refuse to cooperate, and he wants to open the gap directly from Jiangning Mansion.
After Gu Wuchen went to Jiangning, he discussed this matter with Wang Xueshan several times, hoping that Jiangning Mansion could actually increase the transportation of 200,000 stone polished rice to Yanjing, which would not increase the burden of Jiangning Mansion much, but Wang Xueshan ignored it all the time.
Wang Xueshan's face was cloudy, and he also understood a little about the situation Gu Wuchen was in: Zhang Xie, the leader of the Chu Party, increased his bachelor's title and led the household department to be the chief grain officer of the Dayue Dynasty, and if Gu Wuchen overfulfilled the grain collection in Jiangdong County, it would not only help him gain a firm foothold in Jiangning, but also stabilize his position within the Chu Party, and gain the trust and respect of Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Xie. In order for the Chu Party to finally gain a foothold in the center and expel the Western Qin Party from the imperial capital, there were several tasks that needed to be forced to be completed, one of which was to relieve the financial pressure on the center.
Even if the 200,000 stone grains are calculated at the price of Yanjing rice, it is 200,000 taels of silver, which can barely cope with the apportionment of the counties, but once this opening is opened, I am afraid that the supply of 200,000 stone milled rice will be increased within three years. If this supply is restored, it will be extremely difficult to lower it again, and in the future, it will be necessary to draw an additional 400,000 silver blood from Jiangning every year to maintain the use of the imperial court.
Wang Xueshan knew that he did not have the conditions to negotiate with Gu Wuchen at this time, but he verbally promised that Gu Wuchen was easy, and the key was that Wang Xueshan could not take out 400,000 stone polished rice from his own family every year. Layer by layer, how to resolve the local resistance is a headache, Wang Xueshan knows that even within the Jiangning Mansion there will be great resistance.
"Lord Wang, what do you think?" Gu Wuchen asked.
"Can you reduce the amount you discussed with me before?" Wang Xueshan asked. At this time, he was a little relieved, even if Gu Wuchen knocked him down and replaced him with another Jiangning Mansion Yin to take office, even if this person was also a member of the Chu Party, he cooperated with Gu Wuchen tacitly, and wanted to draw out an additional 200,000 stone grains from Jiangning Mansion this year, but it was too late. What's more, compared with the factions of the Qin Party and the Zhejiang Party in the Central and Western Regions, the Chu Party is still much worse, and the Chu Party may not have a suitable candidate to compete for the position of Yin of Jiangning Mansion, so Gu Wuchen really will not be in a hurry to bring himself down, after all, it will not be of much benefit to him.
Wang Xueshan thought of this, so he bargained with Gu Wuchen.
"I still think the previous number is still insufficient." Gu Wuchen squinted and said, before he didn't grasp Wang Xueshan's handle, he proposed to Jiangning Mansion to increase the supply of 200,000 stones, how could he give in at this time?
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