The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Wei Guangde also suddenly understood Tu Zemin's plan.

Since Yuegang has spontaneously formed a distribution center for smuggled goods, it must have its own unique advantages.

A market has been formed, and the government only needs to strictly manage it, hiss.

Wei Guangde had already approved Tu Zemin's plan at this time, so he quickly laid out ink and paper, and wrote a reply directly to Tu Zemin. Then he stuffed the prepared outline into an envelope and sealed it.

The outline of this topic was a general plan that he had originally given to King Yu, including selecting ports, setting up yamen to collect taxes, etc. Most of them were based on the practices of the Municipal Shipping Department.

There were no invoices in this era, so there was no way to accurately know the value of the goods in circulation, and taxes could not be levied based on the value of the goods, and there were many things included in the cost.

By following the old rules, one is to be famous, and the other is to be more easily accepted by those maritime merchants.

After all, this is how our ancestors collected taxes. How can you still say that the tax setting is unreasonable?

Reducing resistance at the maritime level is actually the key to promoting the progress of this matter.

Although the influence of maritime merchants in the DPRK is still unclear, Wei Guangde still believes that it will not be small.

Where is Zhejiang? It has already replaced Jiangxi in the early Ming Dynasty and has become the largest imperial examination province in the Ming Dynasty. The only country that can compete with it is Nanzhili.

In Jiangxi, when Yan Song was there, there were more senior officials in the court.

But look at now, there are very few high-ranking officials in the DPRK and Central Government who are from Jiangxi.

Well, now he is a third-grade official, and he can be considered a high-ranking official, but he is just a high-ranking official who copies books.

After writing his reply to Tu Zemin, Wei Guangde did not stop there. He spread out another piece of writing paper, picked up his pen and started writing.

This second letter was written to Tan Lun, the former governor of Fujian. He was familiar with the people of Fujian and had similar thoughts to his own, so he happened to contact him to report the matter together.

But if Tu Zemin, the governor, was asked to report, Wei Guangde was afraid that his influence would be too small. Even if he helped negotiate peace, he still felt a little weak.

The situation with Governor Tan Luntan, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was different, and he was more convincing. After all, he was Tu Zemin's predecessor.

Tan Lun has been away from Fujian for three years. During these three years, he has also moved successively. From the beginning to patrol Shaanxi, he was directly named by Emperor Jiajing to be sent to Sichuan as governor to suppress the rebellion, and now he is the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. It can be said that before He spent half of his life suppressing Japanese, and the middle half of his life was suppressing thieves.

According to the news Wei Guangde heard, the Ministry of War was still discussing and planned to transfer him to serve as governor or governor in Jiubian.

If it really comes to fruition, then he will be a civilian for the rest of his life, and basically all the enemies of the Ming Dynasty will be punished by him.

Wei Guangde had little contact with Tan Lun, and it could be said that they had never even met in person.

When Tan Lun was in Zhejiang, Wei Guangde didn't see him when he went to Hangzhou, because at that time Tan Lun was just the prefect of Taizhou and was not in the provincial capital at all.

However, Wei Guangde wrote to Tan Lun directly, and he was not worried that Tan Lun would reject him. After all, he was a fellow Jiangxi fellow.

Wei Guangde believed that Tan Lun knew it was his letter, so he would open it and take a look at it himself.

Yes, Tan Lun is from Jiangxi and came from Tanfang, Yihuang County.

Fellow fellows, what's wrong with taking care of each other in the officialdom?

Still put it into the envelope, seal it, call Zhang Ji, and hand over the two letters to him.

Those who go to Fujian naturally have them in the mansion, and they are already very familiar with them. As long as there is a fleet going south, they can set off immediately, while those who go to Guangdong to find Tan Lun will have a little more trouble.

"Send two people there, so they can take care of each other."

Wei Guangde gave special instructions to Zhang Ji.

"Sir, would you like to send a letter to General Yu along the way?"

A civil uprising broke out just two months after Yu Dayou was dismissed, and he was about to be activated again. Wei Guangde stopped him twice, but in the end he had to let him go because the impact of the civil uprising was too great.

However, being stopped twice gave the princes in the court a new understanding of Yu Dayou's abilities. At least they no longer thought that Yu Dayou was a dispensable general. He could really fight, otherwise there would be no continuity in the local area. Ask to enable him to suppress thieves.

Next time someone targets him, Wei Guangde believes that no one in the DPRK will second the objection, and he will seize the opportunity to teach those people a lesson.

Kill one to serve as a warning to hundreds.

"Then wait a moment."

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde returned to the desk, quickly wrote a letter to Yu Dayou, and handed it to Zhang Ji for handling.

As soon as Zhang Ji left, before Wei Guangde left the study, Zhang Ji ran back again.

"Sir, Eunuch Liang, the eunuch and eunuch Liang Tian, ​​is here. I have already asked someone to welcome him in."

"Please quickly."

Wei Guangde hurriedly straightened his clothes and hurried out to greet him.

In the reception room, Wei Guangde and Liang Tian sat down as guest and host and had a good chat.

In fact, Wei Guangde had never met Liang Tian in Prince Yu's Mansion. It was not that he was not in a low position, but that Liang Tian was not in the Prince's Mansion most of the time.

Like Li Fang, Liang Tian was an old man in the palace, and even served Queen Xiaoke earlier than Li Fang.

But after King Yu left the palace, Li Fang had been responsible for King Yu's food and daily life, while Liang Tian took care of the palace's farmland and external business, including Baoyuan, Heyuan Second Store and two coal mines.

Li Fang is in charge, while Liang Tian is outside.

"I came here this time to express my gratitude to Shandai for taking care of the palace over the years, and to say goodbye."

After speaking, Liang Tian also revealed the purpose of his visit.

"Farewell? Where do you want Eunuch Liang to go?"

Hearing this, Wei Guangde was surprised.

Even though Liang Tian rarely returned to the palace, Prince Yu had a strong affection for him. How could he let him go as an errand at this time?

Moreover, in terms of rewards for merit, Liang Tian and Li Fang received the same reward, which shows that Emperor Longqing trusted him.

Therefore, Wei Guangde was very surprised.

"I'm old. After following my master for so many years, I feel relieved when I see him ascending to the throne.

Thanks to your mother's care, I can survive until now. As I get older, I don't have the energy to deal with things in the palace, so I have asked my master for a job as a guard in Nanjing. "

Liang Tian explained seemingly casually, but his words also revealed a lot, that is, although Emperor Longqing came to power, there were already a lot of troubles in the palace in order to compete for favor.

He chose to go to Nanjing at this time, naturally for the sake of protecting his own safety and not wanting to wade into these muddy waters.

Older people can see more clearly than young people after all.

As long as you are not extremely utilitarian, you must learn to retreat bravely. Wouldn't it be good to settle down and enjoy yourself with some merit?

"Now in the palace."

Thinking that Liang Tian, ​​the eunuch who had followed Emperor Longqing for many years, was going to Nanjing, Wei Guangde suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. It seemed that Emperor Longqing had changed a lot after entering the Forbidden City.

"Oh, I guessed it when I came to Shandai. Li Fang has no eyes. The people arranged around the emperor are all filthy. Just Teng Xiang and Meng Chong. They are fighting for favor in front of the emperor all day long, vying for pretense. Skillful.

The same goes for the old man Chen Hong in the palace. No one tried to persuade me. I told him twice that the emperor was not happy, so I just left to avoid being an eyesore. "

Liang Tian lowered his voice and said, "I can't help it. Really, ugh."

The continuous sighs showed Liang Tian's disappointment, "We eunuchs have always had little influence on the emperor. After all, we are just domestic slaves. I hope Shandai can often persuade the emperor not to indulge in pleasures in the future." .

Of course, you should also pay attention to persuasion, stop it in moderation, and don’t involve yourself in it. "

After Wei Guangde sent Liang Tian away, he returned to the study alone and sat quietly for a long time.

He knew that after Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, the environment had changed, and people should have changed as well, but he didn't expect that the changes would be so drastic in just two months.

Once the power is in hand.

Wei Guangde could only sigh in his heart, power can really change a person.

But what Liang Tian finally said to himself, could he say it?

Of course not, at least not in the past two years.

Forget it, when the news from the palace reaches the ears of Xu Jie and Gao Gong, they will probably be the first to sit still.

If the sky falls, there will be a tall man holding it up. They are the tall man, not themselves.

Time has entered March, and the copying work of "Yongle Dadian" is progressing rapidly and has entered the final stage.

Based on the compiled data, Wei Guangde was convinced that all the work could be completed before Emperor Sejongsu's Zi Palace launched the attack.

Just when the school registration office began the intense review work, the palace issued another decree. Emperor Shi Zongsu's general Zi Gong was the first to issue a report. Xu Yande, the Duke of Ding, was sent to report to the southern suburbs, Lingbi Marquis Tang Shilong to report to the northern suburbs, and Prince Consort Xu Congcheng to report to the northern suburbs. In the Imperial Ancestral Temple, Anxiang Bo Zhang 𬭎 informed Sheji.

At the same time, the palace ordered the internal officials to set off for the Yongling Palace to prepare the weapons for the upcoming triggering.

At this time, the Ministry of Rites also entered the ceremonial register for the canonization of the imperial concubine and the virtuous concubine. According to the original plan of the Ministry of Rites, it was prepared to push the matter to the Zi Palace, but the palace continued to urge, and the person to be canonized was the prince's biological mother. .

Well, anyway, Gao Yi left all such good things to Yin Shizhen to handle, which made Yin Shizhen really become a spinning top during this period, being whipped around.

The ceremony for canonizing imperial concubines and virtuous concubines only lacks the part of walking through the Daming Gate, but the rest is basically the same.

I just went through the Queen's canonization ceremony not long ago, so it was smooth to pick it up again, but the quality has not diminished at all.

First, Emperor Longqing presented several banquets to Emperor Shizong of the first palace and the Second Hall of Hongxiao Shenxiao. Then he left the Imperial Palace and sent the British Duke Zhang Rong, Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Huan to hold the festival, and the university scholars Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin to hold the treasures in their hands to salute.

The imperial concubine's book says: My transformation into a king must begin at my boudoir door. It is advisable to prepare the system of a concubine. Heaven's heart desires to be prosperous. I am the first daughter of Yinzuo. I will use the Yi chapter to extend the view of the scholar. I will consult with you about the Li family's house. She is chaste and obedient in nature, gentle, courteous and peaceful in nature, and respectful in her steps without losing control.

In the original ceremony of canonizing the queen, the first assistant Xu Jie and the second assistant Li Chunfang were holding the treasure book and the queen's seal, but this time it was Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin who were holding the treasure book. Outsiders may not take it seriously, but Wei Guangde I was deeply worried when I heard the news.

Because the news came along with the news that Xu Jie, the first assistant, had asked for leave due to illness, Emperor Longqing Xu Zhi was temporarily transferred to take photos, but he still ordered officials from the Taiyuan Hospital to examine and give pigs, sheep, wine and food.

It was not Li Chunfang, Guo Pu and other high-ranking cabinet bachelors, but Gao Gong and Chen Yiqin who came from Prince Yu's palace. Wei Guangde had already felt that a gap had formed between the cabinet ministers and Emperor Longqing.

However, this kind of gap may not be worth mentioning in their eyes, whether it is Emperor Longqing or Gao Gong.

If you have any quarrels with cabinet ministers, just fire them. Just like what Emperor Jiajing did in the later period, keep the obedient ones and release the disobedient ones or go home directly to retire.

In this way, there was no gap between the emperor and the cabinet.

If you can't solve the gap, then solve the people who have the gap.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde couldn't help but feel a sense of déjà vu.

Wei Guangde even guessed that Gao Gong might be a little complacent in this situation, wishing that the emperor would drive Xu Jie back to his hometown as soon as possible.

At this time, Wei Guangde heard another news. Gao Yi, the Minister of Rites, asked to be crowned the prince.

In fact, this is not the first time Wei Guangde has heard about this. He had heard about it earlier, but was directly denied by Emperor Longqing, and the reason was perfect.

This time, Gao Yi suddenly submitted a letter directly, which surprised many people.

Gao Yi asked to be registered in the East Palace and said bluntly in the book that Yuan Liang was born and raised for thousands of years. The reason why Prince Yu Jian is connected with the hearts of people all over the world is because of the greatness of Taoism in the past three generations. Shengqing humbly did not grant permission, but Yu Ranfu read the edict, and first gave the name and then registered it. The ministers were respectful and did not dare to speak rashly until the order was given. It is more than three months now, and the court ceremony has been completed. It is a grand ceremony in the East Palace. Que Yan has not yet been raised, and people at home and abroad are extremely hopeful. I hope that the emperor will bow down to the ministers and other ministers to express their petitions. This is my sincere edict. I will choose a day to hold it with ceremony, so as to stabilize the country and comfort the people.

In the last memorial, Emperor Longqing said that he wanted to see if the queen had anything to show for it, but what he wrote in the edict was that he would first be given a list of names and travels. Unexpectedly, Gao Yi caught this and asked for the appointment of a prince again.

On the second day, the memorial was rejected by the cabinet and the emperor refused to allow it.

A few days later, Wei Guangde was sitting in the lobby of the school recording hall, waiting for news.

Not long after, Lu Min, Wang Xilie, Zhu Dashou and others walked in with a look of joy on their faces.

"Can it be confirmed?"

These two days are the most comfortable days for Wei Guangde here, because the transcription work of the ceremony is finally completed, not near the end.

After copying it, naturally it needs to be checked again.

Although special personnel had been arranged to check before, after the transcription and proofreading were completed, Wei Guangde arranged for the branch officer to personally check to ensure that no copy was missed.

Lu Min, the Attendant, opened his mouth and said, "Master Wei, we conducted the review in two groups. Xilie and I will check carefully separately to make sure that there are no omissions." ’

Wang Xilie next to him also nodded to Wei Guangde. The meaning was obvious. Lu Min was right.

"Okay, okay, I'll go to the cabinet right now and send the news about the re-recording of the Yongle Ceremony."

Wei Guangde stood up at once, took two steps and stood still again: "I'd like to trouble you two to pack all the finished books into boxes, and I'd like you two to personally take charge of this matter."

The closer it gets to this time, the less careless it is, especially in this era, when houses are made of wood, and books and boxes are the most dangerous things to catch fire.

Wei Guangde's biggest worry is that someone will ruin his business and send someone to set fire to it, but he will be irrecoverable and die.

After making arrangements for the school record office, Wei Guangde went directly to the cabinet with the memorial he had drafted long ago and reported the matter to Mr. Xu Ge, who had returned from illness.

However, he was already the right minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Wei Guangde also knew that even if he was promoted again, he would become the left minister, and there would not be much room for him.