"Heavenly Master, that Xu Qian, that's how he replied, the lower officials didn't dare to hide it, sentence! The sentence is the truth, I'm afraid that the Ministry of Industry will revise it again, if Xu Butang is unwilling to compromise, we can't do anything. ”

This is a Taoist temple located in the city, Zhang Tianshi received the news and has come out of the palace, and Hu Zhong of the Ministry of Industry is still chattering, telling all about his treatment in Xu Qian's mansion.

This is the main hall of the Taoist temple, under the statue of the golden body Tianzun in the hall, Zhang Tianshi was indifferent, and bowed to the ancestor by pinching incense to himself, and then stood up and sat under the futon on one side.

Hu Zhong patiently waited for his reaction, Hu Zhong was not Zhang Tianshi's person, but the last time he built the Great Gao Xuan Palace, the cooperation between the Ministry of Industry and Zhang Tianshi was very pleasant, and now, and a new Taoist palace is going to be built, everyone understands in their hearts that this is a great opportunity, for this reason, the Ministry of Industry does not know how many adults can't sleep, but the reality has poured a basin of cold water on them, pouring them a cold heart, the Ministry of Industry, there is nothing to do for a while, since Xu Qian threatened to enter the palace to make it clear, who dares to make a time.

Compared with life, fame and fortune are just floating clouds after all.

So Hu Zhong, at the instigation of a few colleagues, came here to see if there was anything this Heavenly Master could do.

After Zhang Tianshi sat down, he began to recite the Taoist Sutra silently, Hu Zhong looked embarrassed, he didn't go, he didn't go, he couldn't go, he could only stand here, and he didn't know what to do.

Suddenly, Zhang Tianshi's eyes widened, and he suddenly said, "Did he really say that?" ”

Hu Zhong hurriedly said: "Yes, he said that it is not a divine tree, it is clearly a worthless wood, it may be worth a lot in Beijing, but in Nanyang, it is worthless, just let the big ship of the sea route to appease the envoy to transport, a few thousand taels of silver is enough, as for what divine wood is just a joke." ”

Hu Zhong added oil and vinegar, hoping to anger Zhang Tianshi.

This Heavenly Master Zhang still treated it indifferently, and said with a smile: "This Xu Butang is so ignorant of things, doesn't he mean that the divine wood that this Heavenly Master said is just rotten wood, so this Heavenly Master is also a deceitful and famous?" ”

Hu Zhong hurriedly said: "The surname Xu has always been so hateful, Heavenly Master, the Ministry of Engineering is really helpless at the moment, his arms can't twist his thighs, Xu Qian is able to speak in the palace after all, this matter of building the Dao Palace is also the final word in the palace, and the Ministry of Engineering is responsible for the price and construction at most." ”

Zhang Tianshi sighed and said: "Poor Dao had expected that there would be several calamities in this life, but I didn't expect that it would come to this day, but the calamities should be on Xu Butang, but ...... Anyway... ・・・Okay, you can go, the poor road still needs alchemy, so it won't be sent far away. ”

Seeing that Heavenly Master Zhang didn't have a correct word, Hu Zhong said: "Heavenly Master is indifferent, he is so contemptuous of Heavenly Master......"

Zhang Tianshi said: "You don't want to count on the gods to fight, you are not interested in carrying a stool to watch the lively poor road, you are watching it as a lively one, Xu Qian said that you want to make a new price, then your Ministry of Industry will do it according to his words, why bother to disturb the poor road Qingxiu."

Hu Zhong was stunned, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Zhang Tianshi said: "Actually, even if there is a conflict between Poor Dao and Xu Butang, it can't cure the fundamentals, Xu Qian can have today, it is basically in the palace, such as many eunuchs in the palace, but they are all towards him in their hearts, so just by saying a few words, there is no way to take him to his wings first, you go, Poor Dao has his own plans." ”

Hu Zhong nodded, and muttered in his heart, saying that he didn't want the gods to fight, it turned out that he felt that he was not an opponent, and what to remove the wings was nothing more than that he weighed his own weight and didn't dare to act rashly. usually swears that what palace is obedient to his heavenly master, but what is it now, hasn't it shrunk?

Hu Zhong withdrew.

Zhang Tianshi seemed to see through Hu Zhong's thoughts when he was leaving, and when this hall fell back into tranquility, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Ridiculous." ”

He narrowed his eyes, a pair of eyes swept a trace of sharpness, no matter what, Xu Qian blocked everyone's financial path, and the biggest beneficiary of it was Zhang Tianshi, if Xu Qian was allowed to look like this, Zhang Tianshi's loss would only exceed more than one million silver.

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "Come out." ”

On one side, a small Taoist priest came out and bowed to the ground: "Disciple obeys the will of the Heavenly Master." ”

Zhang Tianshi said: "The next person is Yang Qiong, the eunuch of the Divine Palace. ”

Yang Qiong, the chief eunuch of the Divine Palace, is Huang Jin's henchman, although the Divine Palace Eunuch is an unpopular yamen in the palace, but as a palm print eunuch, his responsibilities are not small.

The little Taoist priest said, "Yes." ”

Zhang Tianshi closed his eyes again, looking like he was about to settle down, and said slowly: "Go out!" ”

The little Taoist priest disappeared without a trace all of a sudden, and the Taoist hall was calm again, and Zhang Tianshi sat down on his knees, like a rock.

After all, in addition to Zhizhejiang, most local workshops are very few, and local officials are not involved in many interests, but with the beginning of the new deal, the mining of industry and mining is rising, and many local officials have long coveted this, and now they have the name of the imperial court, so they will naturally not have any scruples.

It's just that there is no movement here in Zhizhejiang for the time being.

Zhao Ming and the others did not move, but this does not mean that there will be no movement in the imperial court.

In fact, this time the imperial court is fully prepared, and it is not afraid that someone in the local area will dare to rebound.

Although the sub-patrol officials of the Ministry of Officials, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate have not yet arrived, the news has spread to Ruyifang as quickly as possible.

In the Ruyi Fang, the last bit of hope was completely shattered, and the entire Ruyi Fang was in mourning.

The reason is very simple, now everyone's hope is that the imperial court can open up the net, and also hope that the local officials can withstand the pressure, if so, everyone can barely survive in this crack.

However, the imperial court made a big fanfare to crack down on corruption, and also sent sub-patrol officials, the first stop was to rush to Zhejiang, and the investigation was the business of the officials' relatives, it is conceivable that it will not be long before those local officials who are working against the imperial court will all be investigated, and the successors must be trusted officials of the imperial court.

At that time, will everyone still have a way to live?

The wind and rain are coming, and even the new officers and soldiers stationed in Zhejiang have also taken action and strengthened their vigilance, which is obviously to prevent people and dogs from jumping over the wall.

The price of goods soared, but instead of profiting from it, many workshops were on the verge of closure, and a large number of apprentice craftsmen were dismissed, causing consumption power to plummet, and the goods that could be sold the day before could now not be sold for half a month. In addition, the price has risen too much, which makes it difficult for the merchants to accept, and they can naturally get some news through various channels, and they also began to stop and watch at this time.

The depression of all industries is the bleak scene of Zhejiang at present.

Ningbo, which used to flourish, is now filled with a bleak atmosphere.

There used to be millions of workers gathered here, and now, less than half of the people in the past can still have a job, and the rest refuse to return to their hometowns, after all, they have enjoyed this sweetness, who is willing to go back to their hometowns to farm, even if you are willing to go back now, the tenant rents in the countryside have begun to rise, and they are constantly soaring.

As a result, the unemployed people wandered around the Ningbo Prefecture, and there was an atmosphere of panic everywhere, but the local government was quite faithful, and took the initiative to take the lead, contacted some wealthy households, and gave some porridge and rice.

It's just that none of this helps, things are so bad that I don't know how long it will last, and once the surplus money in these workers' families is spent, that's the source of terror.

Tens of millions of displaced people gathered in one house, what a terrifying sight.

Ruyifang in Ningbo, driven by all kinds of bad news, has many businessmen gathered every day.

Many people are indignant, if a workshop went out of business in the past, maybe his competitors would secretly rejoice, but now a succession of workshops have begun to close, not only does not make people feel relaxed, but gives people a sense of sadness about the death of a rabbit and a fox.

"I heard that yesterday, Yao Ji Silk Workshop has fallen, thousands of craftsmen blocked the door, Yao Dongjia doesn't know what is going on now, so he hasn't shown up, I'm just afraid・・・・・・...

"A big workshop like Yao Ji will also fall, I think back then, Yaojia Silk Workshop was one of the best, and even it fell, how can we maintain it?"

"You look at the number of listings in Ruyifang, there are tens of thousands of signs hanging up every day, but a few more people are interested, it's over, I think this time, it's completely over."

"I heard that the city is no longer safe, there were a lot of looting incidents yesterday, and even some people rushed into people's houses, directly robbed, patrols and arrests are not busy at all, there are hundreds of cases every day, the perpetrators are all unemployed craftsmen and apprentices, the workshop is suddenly over, they have no livelihood, and can not return to their hometown, so now there are more and more people who take risks, you should be careful."

"This Ningbo, I'm afraid I can't stay."

"There is no way to stay, where can you and I go, our net worth for the rest of our lives is here, now we can only have one day at a time, and if we can't stand it, we can only follow the example of the Zhou family and the Liu family, just hang our necks, set a fire, and burn down all our houses."

"What's the use of saying these things now, didn't Governor Zhao issue an official document, saying that he would try his best to maintain it."

"Ladies and gentlemen, Lord Zhao is already a mud bodhisattva crossing the river and it is difficult to protect himself, when the people from the court arrive, I am afraid that the first thing to do is him, it is useless to ask anyone at the moment, let's get by, I just don't know, Lord Xu is willing to come forward, if Lord Xu is willing to come forward, it is easy to say, in the past, which time was not Lord Xu to settle it?"

The second chapter is delivered, starting tomorrow, three chapters a day.