Chapter 101 Guo Huan, one of the four major Hongwu cases? (Second update)
"Servant of the Ministry of Finance?" Xia Zhibai frowned.
I don’t know.
He didn’t know much about the court ministers.
I have no interest in understanding either.
It is not easy to be a minister in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang was inherently moody, and as Zhu Yuanzhang got older, his fear of ministers became more intense. During the Hongwu Dynasty, there were very few ministers who could live safely until Zhu Yuanzhang's death.
He had no intention of getting involved in court struggles.
Seeing Xia Zhibai's confused look, Zheng Ao snorted coldly and cursed secretly in his heart.
He guessed that Xia Zhibai didn't know.
Xia Zhibai has not participated in various gatherings since he took the imperial examination, nor has he served in the court. It is understandable that he does not understand the courtiers.
It’s just that I’m still a little angry.
Zheng Ao said: "My master is a third-rank official today, Guo Huan, the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Guo Huan?!" Xia Zhibai was excited.
Zheng Ao said dissatisfied: "How dare you, can you call my master by his first name?"
Zheng Ao was also completely annoyed.
Xia Zhibai didn't take it to heart.
Guo Huan?
This name sounds familiar.
If he guessed correctly, among the four major Hongwu cases, there is a Guo Huan case, right?
He looked suspiciously at the arrogant and arrogant butler in front of him, with a strange expression on his lips.
This year is the eighteenth year of Hongwu.
It happened to be the year when the Guo Huan case broke out.
It can’t be such a coincidence, right?
Xia Zhibai muttered a few words in his heart.
He didn't know much about the four major Hongwu cases, but he heard the man in front of him say that Guo Huan was the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, which was equivalent to the deputy minister of finance in later generations, a high-ranking and corrupt scholar in the current situation. It’s hard to be truly clean due to people’s habits.
Xia Zhibai will not simply watch the four major Hongwu cases.
In his opinion, there is no so-called truth in the so-called four major cases, only court politics.
He actually didn’t want to get involved.
I have been deliberately avoiding it.
The political struggle in the Hongwu Dynasty was too fierce. Basically, it was a period when Zhu Yuanzhang could do whatever he wanted, turning his hands to make clouds and rain. If he got involved at this time, he would basically not achieve anything good. He originally wanted to "Guangzhou" in the next few years. Accumulate food and work hard to develop production.
At least get through the Sapphire case.
But now.
Xia Zhibai looked at Zheng Ao, then looked around, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Does this count as being involved in unintentional injuries?
Seeing that Xia Zhibai ignored him, Zheng Ao thought that he had been humiliated, and became angry and said: "Xia Zhibai, don't toast me and eat as a penalty. I will give you face. You are the number one scholar in the dynasty, and I won't give you face." You are just a dirty businessman. Do you really think that being a top scholar will make you superior to others?"
"This is Yingtian Mansion. If you are a dragon, you have to lie down."
"You can't afford to disturb my master Qing Xiu."
Zheng Ao looked at the people who had gathered and scolded: "What are you looking at? You didn't hear what I was saying. "
"You all should be wiser and stop making noises here. You will also stop making noises in the city."
The onlookers around him shrank their necks and quickly took a few steps back.
Minister of Household Affairs.
That is the minister of the court.
How dare they speak out.
The people around him have long been accustomed to Zheng Ao's behavior.
The family members and servants of these court officials have always been so arrogant. Hu Weiyong's son fell down from his horse before, and many onlookers were forcibly executed by Hu Weiyong. Li Cunyi, Lan, etc. all let it go. The family members and servants were acting arrogantly in the city.
The common people cannot afford to offend.
You can only hide.
Xia Zhibai’s eyes turned cold.
He looked at Zheng Ao and asked: "Is this the request of your Minister Guo, or did you make it yourself?"
Zheng Ao glared at Xia Zhibai fiercely and said dissatisfied: "This is what I said, and it naturally represents my master's thoughts."
"Our master is a third-rank official in the court, and he is highly regarded. Your Majesty's favor."
"I came back from the court today. I was tired and wanted to rest in the sedan chair, but I was disturbed by your noise. This is in Yingtian Mansion, not in the palace. The market you used to live in didn’t allow you to bark here.”
“I’m trying to persuade you.”
“Today, my master is kindly reminding you that if you offend those generals. You didn’t even have a chance to speak.”
Zheng Ao still had an arrogant attitude.
He has long been accustomed to bullying others in recent years.
As the steward of the household minister, he has this qualification and identity.
What’s more, his master is also the transfer minister.
He has long been accustomed to others being respectful and obedient, especially when facing officials with positions smaller than those of Guo Huan. Zheng Ao never restrains himself. Only by being so domineering can these people know that, They offended people they couldn't afford to offend.
These people will know how to restrain themselves.
Cool people.
Always fear power rather than virtue.
Therefore, there is no need to reason when dealing with unruly people.
Showing your fists is enough.
Xia Zhibai frowned, what Zheng Ao said was rough but not rough.
This is the state of affairs today.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who started his career in a reckless way, attached great importance to loyalty in his early years, so the generals under his command were also full of Jianghu spirit. In the past, the scholars delegated power to the Yuan Dynasty, and in the local area they were just like a local emperor. They were all superior, so how could they regard them as superiors? Do the people at the bottom take it seriously?
Military generals look down on civilian officials. Civil officials looked down upon the people below.
It’s just that Zheng Ao’s words were too ugly after all.
It’s too humiliating.
Xia Zhibai said in a deep voice: "Who do you think you are, worthy of being here to point fingers?"
"The people can say whatever they want and be happy if they want. This is the right of the people. , Your Majesty will not stop the people from being happy today, let alone you, even if Guo Shilang comes, he has no right to stop it, let alone you are just a small servant?"
"At least they are? Be an upright person. ”
"And you are just a servant."
"What about merchants? What about officials? As long as you do your job properly, do it in a down-to-earth manner, don't steal or rob, and get money in the right way, then your Majesty will be yours today. I can’t find anything wrong with him.”
“It’s too domineering for the minister Guo in your mouth to shut people up just because he disturbed Guo Huan’s rest.”< br>
“You” Zheng Ao’s eyes widened in anger.
Xia Zhibai was not used to it at all and sneered: "You are the one who should leave."
"On the basis that you are the servant of the court minister, you show off and think you are superior to others. If you did it privately, it may be explained that Shilang Guo is not good at disciplining his servants. If this is Guo Shilang's true thoughts, then It shows that Minister Guo is no longer worthy of his position."
"As an important minister of the imperial court, he can be so rude."
"It is a waste of time to read the books of sages."
< br>As soon as Xia Zhibai's scolding came out, there was a burst of cheers from all around.
“Well said.”
"You are pretending to be superior even though you are a servant."
"Your master is the minister, not you, so why are you so pretentious here?"
"Bah!!!"
“.”
Accompanied by the strange sounds of yin and yang coming from all around, Zheng Ao pointed at Xia Zhibai, his face turned the color of pig liver with anger, he pointed angrily at the people around him People, but they couldn't find anyone who said these things. They could only point angrily and said angrily: "They are a group of unruly people."
Zheng Ao turned his head and glared at Xia Zhibai. When he left, he did not forget to say a harsh word: "Xia Zhibai, you have offended our master, your good days are over."
"How dare you be so humiliated? Let’s see.”
Xia Zhibai shook his head.
I don’t know where Zheng Ao got his sense of superiority.
He is just a servant, but he turns out to be more arrogant than the minister.
However, after Zheng Ao's disturbance, the lively atmosphere in the court immediately diminished a lot.
Although it is powerful as mentioned above, if the people are really allowed to continue, I am afraid that not many people will dare, and it is also time to close the store.
Xia Zhibai cupped his hands and said: "It's almost time. In the past month or so, thanks to the love and affection of my father and fellow villagers, the salt sales of the Kyoto Salt Shop are amazing. In fact, I don't have these five hundred thousand kilograms of salt. I thought I could achieve it, but with the enthusiastic support of all the fellow villagers, there are already signs of achieving it.” The weight will be calculated in public.”
"If the total sales of salt in one prefecture and eight counties reaches 500,000 catties."
"The Kyoto salt shop will sell fifteen cents per catty of salt in the future."
"And the price will never increase. "
"As for why it is tomorrow morning, because the stores in the other eight counties have just closed, and it will take some time for other data to be sent to Yingtianfu, so the statistics will be consolidated tomorrow morning, although there are There is a slight time difference, but I, Xia Zhibai, guarantee that I will never commit any fraud.”
“Please supervise me, fellow villagers.”
Xia Zhibai saluted everyone around.
“We can trust your words.”
“So much salt has been sold, how can we not trust it?”
“It is.”
"No. 1 Scholar, is it time now? How many more pounds do I want to buy?"
"It's all my fault for that guy. If I hadn't bothered him, I would have been able to sell a few hundred more kilograms in this little time. Now that I've lost a few hundred kilograms, it won't be less than half a million kilograms."
< br>“.”
There were constant whispers all around.
The reason why there is constant shouting in front.
Just because the time is approaching, many people are still raising money to buy it.
Every time someone goes to buy salt, they will receive applause from all around. Everyone is united in their efforts to reach 500,000 jins.
Only the appearance of Zheng Ao interrupted the excitement.
Many people are dissatisfied.
Xia Zhibai is also aware of this mentality, but one cannot break one's word. Since he said he would close the store on time, he must be on time, and tomorrow morning will be the busiest time, so he will also let him know then. Let other people in the city take a look at the strength of Kyoto Salt Industry.
Seeing that Xia Zhibai was really preparing to close the store, Fang Mo walked closer and said anxiously: "Mr. Xia, is it really closed?"
"Now that the people are getting excited, a lot of salt can still be sold."
Xia Zhibai glanced at Fang Mo and said firmly: "Those who want to buy salt have already bought it, and now they have to buy it." Most of them are a little impulsive and have some spirit. People’s money is hard to come by, so there is no need to make such a fuss.” It’s fate.”
“But I believe in the people’s choice.”
Xia Zhibai gave an order.
The shop assistants around put the door panels on piece by piece.
Kyoto Salt will be closed tomorrow.
Although Yingtianfu’s shop will not sell salt tomorrow, they will count the total sales in one prefecture and eight counties in public, so many people are also praying secretly.
Hopefully it can reach 500,000 catties.
At the same time, the other eight counties also closed their stores on time, and the counting cards from each county were being sent to Yingtian Mansion at a rapid speed.
(End of this chapter)