Chapter 135 Lin Run is here

In the next few days, the Nanjing mutiny will be settled.

Zhou Mengchen also waited for the visitor from Beijing. It was not someone else. But the new salt inspector Lin Run.

Lin Run and Zou Yinglong were two generals arranged by Xu Jie in the censor system. Originally, they were the main attackers of Yan Song, and in Xu Jie's original plan, Zhou Mengchen and Yan Song fought for a wave, consuming Yan Song's political prestige. Then the censors rushed forward and tore off Yan Song.

These two disciples are even more valued by Xu Jie.

When Zhou Mengchen heard Lin Run's official title, he sneered in his heart.

Zhou Mengchen originally thought that Xu Jie's salt administration was entrusted to him with all his power. Unexpectedly, before the matter began, the peaches were ready to be picked. Zhou Mengchen felt anger in his heart, and he wanted to leave this matter alone and let Lin Run do it.

However, he immediately thought that Lin Run himself might not have no such meaning.

Perhaps this matter can be thought of on the other hand. Xu Jie could have eaten this piece of cake by himself. But now he has a share of the pie for Zhou Mengchen. Although he is still a worker, he can at least share some political interests.

Moreover, Zhou Mengchen also tasted some of Xu Jie's meaning of fighting but not breaking.

It is one thing for both sides to completely draw a clear line, and it is also the same thing for them to be uncompromising in certain matters. But it does not mean that both sides must fight to the death.

Zhou Mengchen thought about it and wanted to see what Xu Jie meant. So he sent someone to summon Lin Run.

Lin Run was respectful in front of Zhou Mengchen and did not dare to be at all presumptuous.

In fact, Lin Run and Zhou Mengchen are about the same age. However, Zhou Mengchen is already a big boss in the court, and Lin Run has just entered the career of officialdom for three years. In three years, he has reached the position of the low-key and powerful Yan Yan Censor. He has made rapid progress, but he cannot be compared with Zhou Mengchen.

After Lin Run gave a salute, he said, "There is a letter written by my mentor here, please read it."

Zhou Mengchen took it over and took it open. Xu Jie still gave people a feeling of spring breeze between the lines. It was obviously the idea of ​​picking peaches, but in Xu Jie's writing, it was not the case.

However, there is still some difference from what Zhou Mengchen expected.

After reading the letter, Zhou Mengchen folded the letter in half, placed it on the table, and tapped his fingers twice. He said, "Have the Chief Executive explained the content here?"

Lin Run said: "It has been explained."

Zhou Mengchen said: "What do you think about the salt administration?"

Lin Run said: "I checked from the Ministry of Revenue. During the Hongzhi period, the salt tax was supplied to the court and border, with an annual rate of 2 million taels, and it was even as high as 2.3 million taels, which was one of the pillars of the court. Now there are only one million taels. The population of this dynasty increased by more than twice as many as the time of Hongzhi, but the salt tax was not much but less. There must be something tricky about it, and there must be something strange about it. Now it is the time to clear the atmosphere of the demon and restore the world to a bright world."

To be honest, the Hongzhi Revival was actually that. Emperor Hongzhi was just maintaining the situation. Otherwise, he would not have faced the rise of Dayan Khan in his later years, and there was no way.

But even so, many of the numbers during the Hongzhi period were beaten by the dynasties behind them.

Zhou Mengchen asked with interest: "What do you mean is that you can just let the salt administration restore the old view?"

Lin Run hesitated for a while and said, "Times have changed. We should use the current situation as a conclusion. If we can fully restore the old view, it would be better. If we cannot, we cannot cut our feet and walk on the shoes. We should choose another way out."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen suddenly became interested in Lin Run.

When there is time, Zhou Mengchen cannot help but thank this era.

Most of the outstanding scholars and officials of this era were thinking about reform. The more famous ones were naturally those who later became the chief ministers, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng. These two people did not appear out of thin air. But there were a large number of people behind them who thought this way.

It is precisely this kind of reform and reform trend that Zhou Mengchen has been regarded as the leader of reform at some point.

When doing big things, the first thing to do is to win people. Sometimes we should not be considered as having a portal view. Although the portal view and the trend of party struggles are real problems, the prime minister can take a boat. What is Lin Run the beloved general of Xu Jie, Hu Zongxian or Yan Song's beloved general? Geng Dingxiang, although he is from Huguang, is also a student of Xu Jie.

Sometimes, be good at poaching.

Especially in some places, Lin Run also showed a tendency to reform. If the salt administration is done, Lin Run is also Zhou Mengchen's old subordinate.

Zhou Mengchen suddenly became enthusiastic about Lin Run and said, "Where do you think the salt administration should start?"

Lin Run said: "The officials should have rushed to Yangzhou, arrested Yan Maoqing, and checked the accounts. Then they will catch all the remnants of the stern party. Then they will investigate the salt field, clean up the salt merchants, and re-establish the Sino-French."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Ruoyu, you still don't understand some things. Your method has missed the opportunity. When Yan Song just fell, it was still useful to investigate Yan Maoqing with thunder means. But now---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lin Run's name is Ruoyu.

Lin Run said: "Please give me some advice."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Writing poetry is beyond poetry. Working things is beyond the work. Just sit there and meet someone with me."

Lin Run was unaware of it, but he agreed.

Zhou Mengchen gave an order to the people around him. After a moment, one person was brought in. Lin Run saw that the person who came in and saw at a glance that it was a eunuch. Suddenly, he felt in his heart that the next time would be difficult to endure.

Zhou Mengchen greeted the visitor. It was not someone else. It was Jiangnan Weaving Tengxiang.

The two of them sat down after a while, Tengxiang said, "You have done a great job these days. You don't know how angry, so embarrassed, Duke Wei was. He had already complained to the capital in secret. You must be careful too."

Zhou Mengchen said: "This matter has reached your ears. But what do you think the capital will say?"

Tengxiang said, "What does the capital say? If you don't see what Your Majesty says, what does Master Xu say? What do you think Your Majesty and Master Xu say? Of course, I support you. However, I would like to advise you. I know that Duke Ding and Duke Feng are not in dealing with the nobles, but we outsiders should not intervene too deeply in the affairs of nobles. Making too many enemies is not a good thing."

Tengxiang's words are a bit sincere.

The Duke of Ding was also surnamed Xu, and was his family with the Duke of Wei. During the Jingnan War, the Princess of Ding reported to Emperor Chengzu. He was killed by Emperor Jianwen as a palace and exchanged his life for his descendants. At the beginning, the Duke of Wei and Duke of Ding were very inconsistent, and he almost never had any contact with each other. The reason was that both generations of Duke of Wei supported Emperor Jianwen.

Even if Xu Da had not had too high prestige, Xu Da would have had a daughter who entered the Chengzu Palace. The Duke of Wei might have to follow Emperor Jianwen underground.

However, heroes and grievances have passed with time. Since returning to Nanjing, the Duke of Wei State's Mansion has been high and far away, but the capital has lost its aid. After all, Duke of Ding and Duke of Wei State's Mansion are from the same lineage, and the character "Wei" cannot be written in one stroke. The relationship gradually recovers.

Li Ru, Duke of Feng, inherited his father's career and was committed to improving the Jingying. Although he did not take charge of the three major camps, he was in charge of the Shenjiying. The other two major camps were Duke of England and Duke of Cheng.

The question is, the Ming Dynasty inherited the five Dukes of the Kingdom, the Duke of England, the Duke of Cheng, the Duke of Ding in Beijing, the Duke of Wei in Nanjing, and the Duke of Qian in Yunnan. If there was no newly-elected Duke of Feng, who should be in charge of Shenjiying?

Duke Dingguo.

Even if it was not originally, now at this time, Duke Ding would feel that Duke Feng had robbed his position. Not to mention the dispute between the nobles, the dispute between the old and the nobles, the newly-granted Ma Fang's Shuozhou Bo, Qi Jiguang's Yun Zhongbo, Yu Dayou's Donghai Bo, etc. They are all new nobles, and although the number of people is small, they can fight. If Li Ru wants to reform the Jing camp and maintain the combat effectiveness of the Jing camp, he actually has to destroy the old system.

And are the beneficiaries of this system naturally the old nobles?
Chapter completed!