Chapter 100 Public Trial
Yinzhen finally tricked them into the boat, so he naturally wanted to be polite, especially Zhang Pengheng, who has already been promoted to the Grand Secretary, will be a big banner in the court in the future. As soon as he met, Yinzhen said with a smile: "Congratulations to both sirs."
The imperial court's residence was delayed due to the delay in the Chinese New Year, and the news of their promotion had not reached Shanghai. Therefore, when Zhang Pengfeng and Gamintu heard this, they were quite surprised and were even more confused. In Shanghai, such a big case had just happened, but how could the Fourteenth Master still laugh so brightly like nothing happened? Where did this congratulations come from? [.]
After the two of them greeted each other, Zhang Penghong smiled and said, "I dare to ask the Fourteenth Master, where does this joy come from?"
Yinzhen smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang has been appointed as the Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace, and Master Ga has been moved to the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Isn't this a joy? From now on, I have to change my words and call you Zhang Xiang."
The Grand Secretary of Wenhua Palace, even though Zhang Penghong has always been calm, was not only excited after hearing this, but he was a first-class official and was already an extremely powerful minister. Although Gamintu had not been upgraded to the Left Minister, his real power was increased. Moreover, he was both a teacher and a friend of Zhang Penghong. Zhang Penghong was awarded the Grand Secretary, which was also beneficial to him.
Zhang Pengfeng was quick-witted, and as soon as he silently thought, he guessed that this promotion was due to the luxury of the wind, and hurriedly asked, "I wonder what the Fourteenth Master rewarded him?"
Yinzhen smiled and said, "The title of Prince of Jin."
"Congratulations to the Fourteenth Master." When the two heard this, they were busy meeting again, but Zhang Pengfeng was in a complicated mood. After debate for so long, Kangxi ignored it. As soon as Yinzhen returned to Beijing, Kangxi immediately expressed his position, and expressed his position by promoting the three people. It felt that Kangxi intended to tie him and the Fourteenth Master together. At the same time, he was also very curious about how Yinzhen persuaded Kangxi? This Fourteenth Master was becoming more and more difficult to understand.
When they entered the living room, Zhang Penghong asked Yinzhen about the handling of the case in Shanghai as soon as they sat down. Yinzhen naturally explained the handling situation in detail. When the two heard that they had received Kangxi's approval, they naturally stopped talking. Zhang Penghong then changed the topic and asked: "Fourth Master, since the emperor supports the correct guidance of luxury, I wonder how the Fourteenth Master will guide him next?"
Yinzhen smiled and told him about the fact that he asked his eighth brother Yinsi to use the capital as a pilot. Zhang Penghu and Gamintu couldn't help but sigh after hearing this. Unexpectedly, what was hidden behind Yinzhen was such a big deal, reforming industrial and commercial taxes and using taxes to regulate and guide the luxury trend. This is really incredible. I don't know how the 14th Master came up with it?
Zhang Pengchong looked at Yinzhen with admiration. This man had a unique idea, novelty, but practical, not to mention his thoughts. He was one by one. Even in the end, he could not guess what the purpose was if he didn't reveal the answer. Once he got on his pirate ship, he couldn't get off, and he didn't want to get off. How could a Grand Secretary be so easy?
Yinzhen smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, you are the head of the Ministry of Revenue. You are experienced in this area. You not only need to help out suggestions, but also grasp the sense of the situation. We cannot do bad things with kindness."
"Haha, that's natural." Zhang Penghong chuckled, "How dare you ignore the responsibilities of the subordinates?"
Yinzhen turned to Gamintu, "Master Ga, how is the progress of the Qinhuai River pilot? Is it still going well?"
"Return to the Fourteenth Master." Gamintu said respectfully: "All brothels on both sides of the Qinhuai River have completed statistics and double taxation in February."
"Okay, taxation must be based on its scale and income. Therefore, you must keep all the information in the archives and keep it safe and pay attention to changes at any time." Yinzhen said softly, "In addition, copy all the information to Lord Zhang. The pilot of Qinhuai River and the pilot of Beijing will become a powerful basis for industrial and commercial miscellaneous tax reform. It must not be ignored. In addition, if you have time, you can conduct more investigations on other industries in Jiangning. If this matter is done, Yinzhen personally goes to the emperor to recommend you."
Xu Shizhen's Shanghai County Government has not been in good health for this major case. Although the official office has not yet been officially opened, all the yamen runners must go to the yamen every day to watch the yamen on duty and patrol, and dare not slackew.
Early in the morning of the 13th day of the first lunar month, the Shanghai County Government posted notices on the sound of gongs everywhere, and the trial was scheduled to be held in Guandi Temple on the 29th day of the 13th day of the first lunar month, a military and civilian armed battle in front of the door of the "Demingxuan".
As soon as the notice was posted, it caused a sensation. It was impossible for such a big case to have a result in less than half a year. Moreover, in this case, a prince of yellow belts was killed, five people were killed, and more than 70 people were injured. Moreover, it was a fighting between the army and the people. Whether it was the people, vendors, or the gentry, the aristocratic families were very concerned about the case. As soon as the news came out, residents of Shanghai County rushed to Guandi Temple and had to seize the position early. If it was too late, they would not even have a place to stand.
There is an extremely spacious open space in front of Guandi Temple. It has always been a place where you can talk and perform operas, practice stalls and sell exercises. Now it has been cleared out by the yamen runners. It was only at that time that the open space was already crowded. The surrounding teahouses and restaurants had already sat for a long time, and low discussions could be heard everywhere:
"Why did the trial suddenly start? I didn't hear any rumor in advance."
"You don't know, I heard that the 14th prince returned to Shanghai yesterday."
"What does the 14th Prince come back and start the trial?"
"Those soldiers who fight are all under the jurisdiction of the 14th prince, how could it be okay?"
"Oh, I don't know how many people I'm going to kill today? This is a prince who died of a yellow belt."
"If the Immortal Clan is burning the incense, it will definitely kill many people."
Just as everyone was talking, a short whistle and neat footsteps came over. Looking along, I saw a group of navy soldiers in neatly dressed in dark blue military uniforms they had never seen before, jogging over in neat rows. What was surprising was that the movement was so neat, and whether it was the swing of arms or the rise and fall of footsteps, the queue of hundreds of people was like one.
The scene immediately became quiet. Everyone opened their mouths wide, their eyes widened, and stared at the closer and closer queue. What kind of navy is the fourteenth prince trained? These are the soldiers fighting with the Gu family?
Team after team of students drove in and out of two open spaces that had been planned, and only short slogans and neat footsteps could be heard. Two thousand students stood there, not only silently, but also without even shaking, but an invisible suppression immediately spread around.
After a while, someone muttered softly, "Why don't they have braids?"
"Don't make a sound if you're on your head."
"How much does this jacket cost? Although it is weird, it looks quite pleasant."
"I'm so slanderous, De Shenglong's shopkeeper said that the buttons are pure copper, five taels of silver per set."
"The Gu family is fighting with them? Isn't that asking for death?"
"This time the Gu family is in danger, so many soldiers have come."
Chapter completed!