Tianjin right now,

In the past, the first stock market opened in the Ming Dynasty, and merchants from all over the country gathered in Tianjin, which brought short-term prosperity to Tianjin. Later, the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao was about to be built, and the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao Department spent large sums of money to buy land, which made many people

Everything has become more affluent. Tianjin is now more prosperous than before. Not only are there more people, but they also have more money.

With money in hand, you can buy some clothes for your family, or use it to buy other things, which further promotes Tianjin's economy. Feng Yi, the current governor of Tianjin, is very happy. With this economic growth and population growth,

There is also Chidao Settlement, with so many political achievements sitting on his head, it is more than enough to rate Feng Yi's political achievements in recent years as an A.

If he gets an A rating in the official department assessment twice in a row, he is guaranteed to be promoted.

He is already a fourth-grade prefect, and he is only one step away from becoming a third-grade prefect.

Even though the fourth level and the third level are only one level, this level is a natural chasm, and how many people have fallen on this natural chasm.

Even though both the fourth and third grades wear scarlet robes, the fourth and third grades are not the same level. The third grade means more opportunities, more choices, greater promotion possibilities, and being looked upon by the emperor and Yuan Fu.

In the eyes.

This is an invisible threshold. You can't see or touch it, but it is there. Even if you are a first-grade prefect, a fourth-grade prefect is just a prefect, and a third-grade prefect means that you have entered the elder's family.

In sight, there are potential seedlings who are expected to enter the six ministries and even the cabinet in the future.

But Feng Yi also knows very well that many people are staring at him now. Everyone knows that as long as the Tianjin government implements the Chidao issue, it will be delayed. Who doesn't want political achievements and who doesn't want promotion.

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Sitting in the yamen, Feng Yi looked through the recent affairs. When he saw the Chidao land item, he couldn't help but ask: "Why hasn't the Chidao land been resolved yet?"

The governor said with a grimace: "They are unwilling to sell the Yang family's land, and they will only sell it if Chidao Yamen pays 300,000 taels of silver."

"How dare the Yang family think about three hundred thousand taels. Are they crazy?" Feng Yidu couldn't believe how much fake wine the Yang family had to drink before they dared to ask the court for three hundred thousand taels of silver.

The governor continued: "Sir, the Yang family has a very deep background. Chidao Yamen is a third-rank official under the Ministry of Industry. The Yang family is not afraid at all. There is someone behind this."

Feng Yi rubbed his eyebrows. It didn't matter whether the Yang family had any background. He was the prefect of Tianjin. He was jointly and severally responsible if the Chi Dao could not be repaired. And it was difficult for him to deal with the Yang family now because Yang

I haven't broken any laws at all. What I'm selling is not farmland, but forest land. This is my land, and you have no control over how much I want to sell it for.

However, Chidao Yamen has already made plans. He cannot afford to ask Chidao Yamen to re-select the location and reconsider it. How much time it will take and how much manpower and money will be wasted.

Just as I was thinking about how to solve the Yang family's problem, Tongzhi came in and said, "Sir, an official from the capital is here."

"Beijing official?" Feng Yi's heart thumped. After the Tianjin stock market opened, some family members of Beijing officials came to buy stocks, but no Beijing official came in person. Each of these Beijing officials wanted to have their nostrils turned upward.

If you hold your chin to look at people, how could they come to Tianjin?

Could it be because the Beijing-Tianjin Chidao issue has not been resolved for a long time and someone from the Ministry of Industry has come?

"Who is the person coming?" Feng Yi asked.

The colleague looked nervous and said: "The person who came here claims to be a Hanlin bachelor and a member of the cabinet."

When Feng Yi heard this, he stood up quickly: "Why are you still standing there? Go and greet people."

"No need to go to such trouble, Magistrate Feng, I'm already here." Huang Zongxi said and walked over.

Seeing Huang Zongxi coming, Feng Yi stepped forward and said: "I don't know if the envoy is coming, he will be greeted from afar, or he will be greeted from afar..."

Huang Zongxi said with a smile: "President Feng, please forgive me for coming here without informing me, but please don't worry, Prefect Feng. I only came here to check some information files. This is a warrant."

Feng Yi took the order and looked at it, his eyes widened, then he folded it and put it away: "I understand, Mr. Wang, you accompany Mr. Huang to read the files."

The colleague on the side quickly took Huang Zongxi to retrieve the files.

After checking the Huang family's household registration information, Huang Zongxi returned to the capital, coming and leaving quietly without causing any disturbance.

After Huang Zongxi returned to the capital and told Zhang Haogu what he had found out, Zhang Haogu nodded thoughtfully: "Well, Tai Chong, go down and rest. I know the whole story."

Not long after Huang Zongxi went down to rest, Zhang Ruitu came: "Yuan Fu, I heard that the construction of the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road is stuck?"

Zhang Haogu was a little surprised: "Where did you know about this?"

Zhang Ruitu smiled and said: "Hey, the people below heard some rumors, and they were spread in a decent way."

Zhang Haogu took a sip of tea and said, "There is indeed some trouble on the Beijing-Tianjin Chi Road."

Zhang Ruitu looked around and saw that there were no other people around. He stepped forward and asked, "Yuan Fu, I heard from the people below, who is involved in this matter?"

With that said, Zhang Ruitu pointed to the direction.

Zhang Haogu knew what Zhang Ruitu meant. South refers to Donglin Party members.

At present, the New Party of the Ming Dynasty is strong and occupies places such as the north and the south of the Yangtze River, while the Donglin Party retreats to its stronghold in the south, Jianghuai and other places. However, the court is still divided equally between the New Party and the Donglin Party. Because the New Party is based in the north, it is called

It is called the north, and the headquarters and members of the Donglin Party are basically from the south, so it is called the south.

From Zhang Ruitu's point of view, Zhang Haogu knew that Zhang Ruitu had new ideas: "What are Prime Minister Zhang's plans?"

Zhang Ruitu said: "Yuanfu, why don't you come and sit at my house tonight?"

Zhang Haogu nodded, agreeing with Zhang Ruitu's idea.

In the evening, Zhang Haogu came to Zhang Ruitu's house and found that Lu Xiangsheng and Xu Guangqi were also there. Now Zhang Haogu became a little curious.

Zhang Ruitu was not the third but the fourth person in the New Party. It was not surprising that he could find Lu Xiangsheng and Xu Guangqi, but looking at this party, Zhang Haogu felt that Zhang Ruitu might have to play hard.

"Old Master, what are you planning to do by calling in Zi Xian and Jiandou?" Zhang Haogu asked with a smile.

Zhang Ruitu first asked Zhang Haogu to sit down, then poured tea for Zhang Haogu, and then said with a smile: "The people who are here now are the core of my new party in the court, right?"

The three of them nodded. The first assistant of the dynasty was also the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the second assistant was also the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the elder of the cabinet was also the minister of the household department, plus a minister of the Ministry of Industry who was not in the cabinet. The Ming Dynasty cabinet accounted for half, and the six ministries accounted for four. They were the new party.

Not counting the military, the political side is all here.

Zhang Ruitu continued: "Yuan Fu, since I implemented the New Deal, the situation in the court has been very good, but the Donglin Party members are still stubbornly resisting, occupying the south to oppose us, and trying to wait for opportunities. These Donglin Party members are evil-minded.

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"For the future of the Ming Dynasty, it is enough for the new party like me. Instead of finding a cellar of their own to rot and stink, those rotten scholars from the old Donglin party stand in front of us and are an eyesore! Yuanfu, we can't tolerate this anymore."

Zhang Haogu quietly took a sip of tea and said nothing.

Zhang Ruitu's status in the New Party is not low. He is an absolute core figure. He is also the deputy minister of the dynasty and the minister of the Ministry of Rites. He is in charge of culture, education and the mouthpiece of the court. If he has no ideas of his own and is simply Zhang Haogu's tool, then no one will

Do not believe.

Everyone has their own thoughts and desires. It is impossible to say that Zhang Ruitu wants to challenge Zhang Haogu's position. But it is said that Zhang Ruitu wants to make the New Party's power further. This is not just Zhang Ruitu's idea, it is the New Party's.

Ambition from top to bottom.

Who doesn’t want to completely eliminate the Donglin Party and let the new party completely take charge of the government and the opposition?

Now the Ming Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, and members of the New Party are shining brightly everywhere. Seeing that the New Party is getting stronger and stronger, and the future prospects are getting better and better, everyone is ready to make a move, and they can’t wait to sweep the Donglin Party into the trash can.

desire.

This is not the idea of ​​Zhang Ruitu alone, nor is it something Zhang Haogu can control by saying he can control it.

Since the development of the New Party, it is true that Zhang Haogu is the well-deserved leader and top leader, but so many people in the New Party are counting on him. Everyone has their own ideas and ambitions. Even if Zhang Haogu does not want to fight,

The New Party will also force Zhang Haogu to fight with the Donglin Party, because when you reach this point and position, this kind of thing is inevitable.

Even if the person sitting in the chief assistant position now is not Zhang Haogu but Li Haogu, Wang Haogu will still be like this.

Zhang Haogu can still control these things at the moment, but he has already seen the near future, and the general trend formed by the new party has enveloped him, leading him to move forward towards the unknown.

Seeing that Zhang Haogu didn't speak, Zhang Ruitu continued: "Yuan Fu, Wei Xiang and Huang Xiang, one is fifty-five and the other is sixty-three this year. It's time for them to retreat and give up their positions."

Fifty-five, sixty-three, is it old?

A person who understands destiny at fifty and has a good ear at sixty seems to be an old man. But in the court, fifty-five and sixty-three are still in the prime of life. Being able to become a cabinet minister at the age of fifty is very powerful and lucky.

I wish I could stay in the cabinet for more than ten years.

Don't say sixty-three, so what if it's sixty-five?

Look at Yan Song. He only entered the cabinet at the age of sixty-three, and then stayed in the cabinet for fifteen years. He was already seventy-eight at this time, but he just entered the cabinet again and controlled the government for twenty-four years. He was only eighty-seven years old.

Death from illness.

Therefore, the 63-year-old cabinet minister is still young.

And in terms of age, apart from Zhang Haogu and Lu Xiangsheng, there are really not many young people in the cabinet.

Zhang Ruitu is also sixty-one this year, Qiao Yunsheng, the Minister of Justice, is forty-nine, Liu Hongxun, the Minister of War, is sixty-six, and Xu Guangqi, the Minister of Industry, is sixty-eight.

Zhang Haogu knew what Zhang Ruitu meant. If Xu Guangqi didn't join the cabinet, he would really have no chance.

The so-called Wei Guangwei and Huang Liji are too old and should give way, which means they should be allowed to step down and Xu Guangqi should be allowed to join the cabinet.

This will not only further expand the power of the new party and attack the old Donglin party in the south, but also allow Xu Guangqi, an old man of the new party, to enter a more important position, allowing the new party to further control the government.

Xu Guangqi has been in charge of the Ministry of Industry for many years. He has worked diligently and tirelessly for the water conservancy construction of the Ming Dynasty. Based on his merits, he is indeed worthy of being appointed to the cabinet.

Who doesn’t want to join the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister and leave his name in history?

Thinking of this, Zhang Haogu finally spoke: "Who is behind this Yang family matter, have you found out?"

Zhang Ruitu said: "The one from Kaizhou."

Zhang Haogu nodded, stood up and said, "I don't know about this matter."

The three of them watched Zhang Haogu leave. Zhang Ruitu finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Yuan Fu agreed, we can continue with this matter."
To be continued...